Shloka 64

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा दर्शयामास स्वतनौ निखिलं मुनिः तं प्राह च हरिं देवं सर्वदेवभवोद्भवम्

Transliteration

ityuktvā darśayāmāsa svatanau nikhilaṃ muniḥ taṃ prāha ca hariṃ devaṃ sarvadevabhavodbhavam

Translation

Nói xong, vị hiền giả khiến toàn thể thực tại được hiển lộ trong chính thân mình. Rồi ngài thưa với Hari, bậc Thần linh, nguồn phát sinh của sự hiện hữu nơi tất cả chư thiên.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• uktvā: having spoken

• darśayāmāsa: caused to be seen/revealed

• sva-tanau: in his own body

• nikhilam: the whole, entire (universe/totality)

• muniḥ: the sage

• tam: to him/that one

• prāha: said, spoke

• ca: and

• harim: Hari (Vishnu)

• devam: the god, the luminous divinity

• sarva-deva: of all gods

• bhava: becoming, existence, manifestation

• udbhavam: origin, arising, source

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal episode involving a sage addressing Hari/Vishnu)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames divinity as the cosmic source that can be directly ‘seen’ through inner revelation—supporting Linga-upasana as a contemplative approach where the worshipper recognizes the all-pervading Pati behind all forms.

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

Though Hari is addressed, the verse uses “source of all gods” language that, in Shaiva reading, points to the single supreme principle (Pati) from whom divine functions arise—aligning with the Linga Purana’s emphasis on one transcendent Lord expressed through multiple deities.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Antar-darshana (inner vision): a yogic theophany where the totality is realized within oneself, resonant with Pashupata-oriented interiorization that loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).