Shloka 65

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सहस्रकिरणः श्रीमान् अष्टहस्तः सुमङ्गलः अर्धनारिवपुः साक्षात् त्रिनेत्रस् त्रिदशाधिपः

Transliteration

sahasrakiraṇaḥ śrīmān aṣṭahastaḥ sumaṅgalaḥ ardhanārivapuḥ sākṣāt trinetras tridaśādhipaḥ

Translation

Ngài là bậc Chúa Tể rực sáng với ngàn tia, vinh quang và cát tường tối thượng; tám tay; hiển lộ chính là Ardhanārī—sự hợp nhất Śiva–Śakti; ba mắt; và là đấng chủ tể của các thiên chúng. Với tư cách Pati, chỉ riêng Ngài nhiếp trì mọi paśu (linh hồn) và nhờ ân sủng mà nới lỏng pāśa (xiềng buộc).

Word by Word

• सहस्रकिरणः: thousand-rayed, radiating like a thousand suns

• श्रीमान्: glorious, endowed with splendor and fortune

• अष्टहस्तः: eight-handed/armed

• सुमङ्गलः: supremely auspicious, bestower of welfare

• अर्धनारिवपुः: of the form half-female (Ardhanārī/Ardhanārīśvara)

• साक्षात्: directly manifest, in person, truly

• त्रिनेत्रः: three-eyed (seer of the three times and burner of ignorance)

• त्रिदशाधिपः: lord of the thirty (classes of) gods, ruler of the devas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti/epithet sequence to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti (implicit via Ardhanari)
• Devas (Tridasha)

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva’s auspicious iconography—radiant (sahasrakiraṇa), three-eyed, and sovereign—supporting Linga-puja as worship of the all-pervading Pati whose light dispels avidyā and whose grace grants mangala (welfare).

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

Shiva is shown as Pati: self-manifest (sākṣāt), transcendent yet immanent, ruling the devas and embodying Shiva–Shakti non-duality (ardhanārivapuḥ), indicating that consciousness and power are inseparable in Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (meditative visualization) on Trinetra and Ardhanārī—seeing Shiva as the luminous Lord who burns inner bondage (pāśa)—aligns with Pāśupata orientation: turning the pashu toward the Pati through remembrance and worship.