Shloka 9

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

सागरा गिरयो मेघा मासाः संवत्सरास् तथा वेदा मन्त्रास् तथा यज्ञाः स्तोमा धर्माश् च सर्वशः

Transliteration

sāgarā girayo meghā māsāḥ saṃvatsarās tathā vedā mantrās tathā yajñāḥ stomā dharmāś ca sarvaśaḥ

Translation

Biển cả, núi non, mây trời, các tháng và các năm; các Veda, các mantra, các nghi lễ tế tự, các stoma (thánh ca Veda), và mọi hình thái của dharma—hết thảy, theo mọi cách, đều thấm nhuần và được bao trùm bởi Đấng Tối Thượng (Pati), chính là Śiva.

Word by Word

• sāgarāḥ: oceans

• girayaḥ: mountains

• meghāḥ: clouds

• māsāḥ: months

• saṃvatsarāḥ: years

• tathā: and also/likewise

• vedāḥ: the Vedas

• mantrāḥ: sacred formulas/mantras

• yajñāḥ: sacrifices/ritual offerings

• stomāḥ: Vedic hymnic chants/collections of praises used in Soma-ritual

• dharmāḥ: dharmas—laws, duties, righteous orders

• ca: and

• sarvaśaḥ: entirely, in all respects, everywhere

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vedas
• Mantras
• Yajna

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as worship of the all-pervading Pati—since oceans, mountains, time, and even Vedic ritual structures (mantra, yajña, stoma) are presented as encompassed by Shiva, the Linga becomes the universal support of worship and reality.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as sarva-vyāpaka (all-pervading) and adhāra (support): not limited to a deity among others, but the ground in which nature, time-cycles, revelation (Veda), and righteous order (dharma) subsist—Pati beyond pasha, sustaining all pashus.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it highlights Vedic yajña and stoma as ultimately oriented to Shiva; yogically, it supports Pāśupata contemplation: recognizing all phenomena—time and cosmic forms—as pervaded by Pati, loosening pasha (bondage) through right vision.