Shloka 90

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

मनोवेगो निशाचारः सर्वलोकशुभप्रदः सर्वावासी त्रयीवासी उपदेशकरो धरः

Transliteration

manovego niśācāraḥ sarvalokaśubhapradaḥ sarvāvāsī trayīvāsī upadeśakaro dharaḥ

Translation

祂疾于心念；祂行于夜中，超越凡眼所及。祂赐吉祥于一切世界。祂住于诸处，亦安住于三部吠陀之中。祂是开示教诲者，也是托持万有的维系者。

Word by Word

• manovegaḥ: swifter than the mind

• niśācāraḥ: moving in the night / moving in hiddenness (beyond ordinary perception)

• sarva-loka: all worlds

• śubha-pradaḥ: bestower of auspicious good

• sarvā-vāsī: indweller in all abodes / omnipresent

• trayī-vāsī: abiding in the Vedic triad (Ṛg-Yajus-Sāman) / rooted in Vedic revelation

• upadeśa-karaḥ: giver of instruction / bestower of liberating teaching

• dharaḥ: bearer, supporter, sustainer (who upholds the worlds)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stotra/Sahasranama section to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the all-pervading indweller (sarvāvāsī) and Veda-established reality (trayī-vāsī), supporting the Shaiva view that Linga-puja is worship of the omnipresent Pati who upholds all worlds (dharaḥ).

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

Shiva is presented as transcending ordinary cognition (manovegaḥ) and perception (niśācāraḥ), yet immanent in all places (sarvāvāsī), the source of auspiciousness for all realms (sarvalokaśubhapradaḥ), and the revealer of liberating instruction (upadeśa-karaḥ)—the Pati who guides the pashu beyond pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Shiva as the giver of upadeśa, pointing to guru-centered Shaiva discipline (Pashupata-oriented instruction) where worship and practice are grounded in Vedic authority (trayī-vāsī) and aimed at receiving Shiva’s grace for auspiciousness and liberation.