Shloka 142

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

तेनैवाधिष्ठितं तस्माद् एतत्सर्वं द्विजोत्तमाः सर्वरूपमयः शर्व इति मत्वा स्मरेद्भवम्

Transliteration

tenaivādhiṣṭhitaṃ tasmād etatsarvaṃ dvijottamāḥ sarvarūpamayaḥ śarva iti matvā smaredbhavam

Translation

Vì thế, hỡi các bậc lưỡng sinh tối thắng, do tất cả đều được Ngài một mình nâng đỡ và cai quản, hãy tưởng niệm Bhava (Śiva), hiểu rằng Śarva là Đấng thấm khắp mọi hình tướng—Pati, bậc nội chủ của mọi điều hiện ra thành thế gian.

Word by Word

• तेनैव (tenaiva): by Him alone

• अधिष्ठितम् (ādhiṣṭhitam): established, sustained, governed

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• एतत् सर्वम् (etat sarvam): all this (entire universe)

• द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ): O best of the twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)

• सर्वरूपमयः (sarvarūpamayaḥ): consisting of all forms, all-form-pervading

• शर्वः (śarvaḥ): Śarva (a name of Śiva, the destroyer of impurities/bondage)

• इति (iti): thus

• मत्वा (matvā): having understood, considering

• स्मरेत् (smaret): should remember/meditate upon

• भवम् (bhavam): Bhava (Śiva, the Becoming/Source of existence)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as recognition of Śiva as the all-form pervader and sustainer; the devotee’s core act is smaraṇa—remembering the one Pati who upholds every form represented by the Linga.

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

Śiva is presented as sarvarūpamaya (all-form), the adhishṭhātṛ (governing ground) of the universe—transcendent Pati who pervades names and forms while ruling them from within.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Smaraṇa/dhyāna: steady recollection of Bhava as the inner ruler of all appearances—an inner limb aligned with Pāśupata discipline where the pashu turns attention from pāśa (bondage) to Pati (Śiva).