Shloka 128

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

नीरस्तीर्थश् च भीमश् च सर्वकर्मा गुणोद्वहः पद्मगर्भो महागर्भश् चन्द्रवक्त्रो नभो ऽनघः

Transliteration

nīrastīrthaś ca bhīmaś ca sarvakarmā guṇodvahaḥ padmagarbho mahāgarbhaś candravaktro nabho 'naghaḥ

Translation

祂是尼罗娑提尔塔（Nīrastīrtha），其圣性不局限于任何一处圣渡与圣所；祂是毗摩（Bhīma），威严可畏的大主。祂是萨尔瓦业摩（Sarvakarmā），一切行为的作者与内在安立者；祂是持德者（Guṇodvaha），承载并超越三德（guṇa）的依止。祂是莲胎者（Padmagarbha），显现秩序之“莲华胎藏”；祂是大胎藏（Mahāgarbha），诸世界广大的宇宙之胎；祂是月面者（Candravaktra），容颜如月，清凉慈和；祂是虚空（Nabhaḥ），遍满的苍穹——又是无垢者（Anagha），超越业染的主宰Pati。

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; Sahasranama portion)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Nīrastīrtha—the sanctity behind all sacred places—supporting the Linga as a universal focus of purification, not restricted to geography, while affirming Him as the stainless Pati (Anagha).

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

Shiva is shown as both immanent and transcendent: He bears the guṇas and governs all karma (Sarvakarmā, Guṇodvaha) yet remains untouched by impurity (Anagha), indicating the Siddhāntic Pati who liberates the pashu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Sahasranāma-japa with dhyāna on Shiva as all-pervading space (Nabhaḥ) and sinless consciousness (Anagha) is implied—used in Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented contemplation to loosen pāśa (bondage).