Shloka 28

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मं धारयन्तं चतुर्भुजम् सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तं शशिमण्डलसन्निभम्

Transliteration

śaṅkhacakragadāpadmaṃ dhārayantaṃ caturbhujam sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktaṃ śaśimaṇḍalasannibham

Translation

当观想四臂之主，执螺、轮、杵与莲华——具足一切庄严，光辉如满月之轮。依湿婆派之解，此形相为禅观之所依（dhyāna‑support）：借由明净吉祥之圣像观念主宰（Pati），使缚魂（paśu）渐松其缚（pāśa），于礼拜中安住觉知。

Word by Word

• शङ्ख (śaṅkha): conch

• चक्र (cakra): discus

• गदा (gadā): mace

• पद्मम् (padmam): lotus

• धारयन्तम् (dhārayantam): bearing/holding

• चतुर्भुजम् (caturbhujam): four-armed

• सर्वाभरण (sarvābharaṇa): all ornaments

• संयुक्तम् (saṃyuktam): endowed with/combined with

• शशि (śaśi): moon

• मण्डल (maṇḍala): orb/circle

• सन्निभम् (sannibham): resembling, comparable to

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; presenting a dhyāna-description within the chapter’s instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It supplies a dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditative form) to stabilize the mind before pūjā; the radiance and auspicious emblems serve as supports so the pashu can turn inward toward the Pati while worshipping the Linga.

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

While the imagery is Vaishnava in emblems, the Shaiva Siddhānta lens treats it as upāsanā-ākāra—an accessible manifestation pointing to the formless Lord beyond attributes, enabling the soul to move from external symbols to inner realization.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (icon-based contemplation) as a preparatory limb of pūjā and a yogic method aligned with Pāśupata discipline—collecting attention, purifying intention, and weakening pasha through sustained remembrance.