Shloka 100

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

इतिहासश् च कल्पश् च दमनो जगदीश्वरः दम्भो दम्भकरो दाता वंशो वंशकरः कलिः

Transliteration

itihāsaś ca kalpaś ca damano jagadīśvaraḥ dambho dambhakaro dātā vaṃśo vaṃśakaraḥ kaliḥ

Translation

祂是伊提哈萨（Itihāsa，圣史）与劫法（Kalpa，宇宙法度）；是降伏者、宇宙之主（Jagadīśvara）。祂即是“达姆婆”（dambha，自矜张扬）之力，亦是令其生起者；祂是施与者。祂是族系，亦是族系之生者；祂亦为迦梨（Kali，黑暗时代）本身，而仍以主宰（Pati）之位统御其上。

Word by Word

• इतिहासः: sacred history/tradition

• कल्पः: cosmic cycle/ritual ordinance

• दमनः: subduer/controller

• जगदीश्वरः: Lord of the world

• दम्भः: pride/ostentation (self-asserting power)

• दम्भकरः: producer of pride/one who causes dambha

• दाता: giver/bestower

• वंशः: lineage/dynasty

• वंशकरः: progenitor/creator of lineages

• कलिः: Kali age/strife/discord

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the all-encompassing Pati who governs cosmic cycles (kalpa) and even Kali; Linga worship is thus devotion to the Lord who transcends and regulates time, lineage, and worldly conditions.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as the universal ground: He is both the ordering principle (kalpa) and the controller (damana), immanent in worldly forces like dambha and Kali, yet sovereign over them as Jagadishvara.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies a Pashupata orientation: recognizing pasha-like forces (pride, Kali’s discord) and taking refuge in Pati through Linga-upasana and disciplined self-restraint (damana).