Shloka 42

देवदारुवनौकसां प्रति ब्रह्मोपदेशः—लिङ्गलक्षण-प्रतिष्ठा-विधिः, शिवमायारूपदर्शनं, स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

तव देहात्समुत्पन्नं देव सर्वमिदं जगत् पासि हंसि च भद्रं ते प्रसीद भगवंस्ततः

Transliteration

tava dehātsamutpannaṃ deva sarvamidaṃ jagat pāsi haṃsi ca bhadraṃ te prasīda bhagavaṃstataḥ

Translation

Ôi Deva, toàn thể vũ trụ này phát sinh từ chính thân Ngài. Ngài gìn giữ nó và cũng tan hoại nó. Nguyện điều cát tường thuộc về Ngài—vì thế, ôi Bhagavān, Pati, xin hãy đoái thương chúng con.

Word by Word

• तव (tava): your

• देहात् (dehāt): from the body

• समुत्पन्नम् (samutpannam): arisen, originated

• देव (deva): O God

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all

• इदम् (idam): this

• जगत् (jagat): world, moving universe

• पासि (pāsi): you protect, you sustain

• हंसि (haṃsi): you destroy, you dissolve

• च (ca): and

• भद्रम् (bhadram): auspiciousness, blessing

• ते (te): to you

• प्रसीद (prasīda): be pleased, show grace

• भगवन् (bhagavan): O Lord, the Blessed One

• ततः (tataḥ): therefore, thus

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn spoken by the Devas/Rishis in praise of Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-bhakti as worship of the one Pati from whom the cosmos arises and by whose grace (prasāda) the devotee seeks protection and release—making stuti and surrender central to Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva is presented as the single sovereign principle who performs sṛṣṭi, sthiti, and saṃhāra—implying His lordship (aiśvarya) over pashu (souls) and pasha (bondage), and the necessity of His grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is stotra/stuti culminating in prasāda-yācñā (seeking divine grace), a core mood in Pāśupata-oriented devotion where liberation is attained through the Lord’s favor rather than mere self-effort.