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

言毕，圣仙令一切真实在其自身之躯中显现可见。随后他对哈利——神圣之神——说道：诸天之存在皆由彼而起。

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).