Shloka 8

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

भगवन्देवदेवेश विष्णो जिष्णो जनार्दन दानवैः पीडिताः सर्वे वयं शरणमागताः

Transliteration

bhagavandevadeveśa viṣṇo jiṣṇo janārdana dānavaiḥ pīḍitāḥ sarve vayaṃ śaraṇamāgatāḥ

Translation

اے بھگوان، اے دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا! اے وشنو، اے ناقابلِ مغلوب جِشنو، اے جناردن! دانَووں کے ستائے ہوئے ہم سب آپ کی پناہ میں آئے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• भगवन्: O Blessed Lord

• देवदेवेश: Lord of the lords of the gods

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu

• जिष्णो: O Unconquered One

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana (protector and chastiser of the wicked)

• दानवैः: by the Dānavas (Daityas/demonic clans)

• पीडिताः: tormented/oppressed

• सर्वे: all

• वयम्: we

• शरणम्: refuge/shelter

• आगताः: have come/arrived

Speaker

The Devas (gods), petitioning Vishnu for protection (as framed within Suta's narration)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas
• Danavas

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the pashu, afflicted by pasha-like forces (fear, oppression, adharma), seeks the Lord’s protection—an inner posture essential for Linga-pūjā where one approaches the Pati with humility and dependence.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Though addressed to Viṣṇu, the Linga Purana’s Shaiva frame reads such refuge as ultimately directed to the Supreme Pati (Śiva-tattva), in whom protective sovereignty over devas and worlds culminates, revealing the non-contradiction of Hari-Hara in safeguarding dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is śaraṇāgati—an essential limb of Pāśupata-oriented devotion—where surrender, confession of helplessness, and turning toward the Lord become the yogic gateway from bondage (pāśa) toward grace (anugraha).