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Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

Devanagari script

विश्वात्मानं हि सर्वं त्वां गायत्र्यास्तव चेश्वर तस्य देहि परं स्थानं तथास्त्विति च सो ऽब्रवीत्

Transliteration

viśvātmānaṃ hi sarvaṃ tvāṃ gāyatryāstava ceśvara tasya dehi paraṃ sthānaṃ tathāstviti ca so 'bravīt

Translation

“主啊，汝实为宇宙之我；此一切皆是汝。愿以伽耶垂之赞歌，赐彼至上之位。”如是启请，彼答曰：“如是成就。”

Word by Word

• viśvātmānam: the Universal Self

• hi: indeed

• sarvam: all (of this)

• tvām: you

• gāyatryāḥ: of Gāyatrī

• stava: by the hymn/praise

• ca: and

• īśvara: O Lord

• tasya: to him/of him

• dehi: grant (give)

• param: supreme

• sthānam: abode/state

• tathā astu iti: 'so be it'

• ca: and

• saḥ: he (the Lord)

• abravīt: said

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal benediction dialogue culminating in Shiva’s assent)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Gayatri

FAQs

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

It shows that praise (stava) directed to Shiva as the Viśvātmā culminates in anugraha—Shiva’s explicit assent to grant the “parama sthāna,” affirming that devotion and recognition of Pati (the Lord) are central to Linga-centered worship.

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

Shiva is identified as viśvātmā—immanent as the Self of the cosmos and yet capable of granting the transcendent supreme state, indicating both all-pervasiveness and sovereignty over liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stotra-upāsanā (hymnic worship) connected with Gāyatrī is highlighted as a means that ripens the pashu (individual soul) for Shiva’s grace, which alone severs pāśa (bondage) and grants the highest abode.