Shloka 83

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

त्वां प्रसाद्य पुरास्माभिर् द्विषन्तो निहता युधि अग्निः सदार्णवांभस्त्वं पिबन्नपि न तृप्यसे

Transliteration

tvāṃ prasādya purāsmābhir dviṣanto nihatā yudhi agniḥ sadārṇavāṃbhastvaṃ pibannapi na tṛpyase

Translation

Thuở trước, khi chúng con đã làm Ngài hoan hỷ bằng sự cầu thỉnh, những kẻ thù ghét chúng con đã bị hạ trong chiến trận. Ôi Agni—dẫu Ngài uống cả nước đại dương vẫn chẳng bao giờ no đủ; vì thế Ngài là sức mạnh thiêu đốt không cùng, vận hành theo thánh lệnh của Đấng Tối Thượng Pati (Śiva).

Word by Word

• त्वाम् (tvām): you

• प्रसाद्य (prasādya): having propitiated/pleased

• पुरा (purā): formerly

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ): by us

• द्विषन्तः (dviṣantaḥ): hating enemies/foes

• निहताः (nihatāḥ): slain

• युधि (yudhi): in battle

• अग्निः (agniḥ): O Agni/fire

• सदा (sadā): always

• अर्णव-अम्भः (ārṇava-ambhaḥ): ocean-waters

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• पिबन् अपि (piban api): even while drinking

• न (na): not

• तृप्यसे (tṛpyase): you are satisfied/content.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Deva-stuti within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Agni (sacrificial fire) as a dependent cosmic function: even immense consumption does not fulfill him, implying that true fulfillment and boons arise from pleasing the Supreme Pati—Śiva—who is worshipped in the Linga as the transcendent Lord beyond elemental hunger.

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

By implying Agni’s insatiability and the efficacy of propitiation, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as the sovereign reality that governs all powers (śaktis). Elemental deities act as instruments, while Pati alone grants victory, protection, and inner satiation (śānti).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it echoes yajña and stuti—appeasing divine powers through mantra and offering, ultimately oriented to Shiva as Pati. Yogically, it suggests Pāśupata discipline: transforming “fire-like” craving (insatiability) into tapas and devotion so the Pashu (soul) loosens Pāśa (bondage).