Shloka 142

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

तेनैवाधिष्ठितं तस्माद् एतत्सर्वं द्विजोत्तमाः सर्वरूपमयः शर्व इति मत्वा स्मरेद्भवम्

Transliteration

tenaivādhiṣṭhitaṃ tasmād etatsarvaṃ dvijottamāḥ sarvarūpamayaḥ śarva iti matvā smaredbhavam

Translation

是故，诸二生中之最胜者，既然此一切唯由祂独自摄持统御，当忆念婆婆(Bhava，湿婆)，了知“舍婆”(Śarva)乃遍入一切形相之主——众生之主(Pati)，为万象之内在主宰。

Word by Word

• तेनैव (tenaiva): by Him alone

• अधिष्ठितम् (ādhiṣṭhitam): established, sustained, governed

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• एतत् सर्वम् (etat sarvam): all this (entire universe)

• द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ): O best of the twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)

• सर्वरूपमयः (sarvarūpamayaḥ): consisting of all forms, all-form-pervading

• शर्वः (śarvaḥ): Śarva (a name of Śiva, the destroyer of impurities/bondage)

• इति (iti): thus

• मत्वा (matvā): having understood, considering

• स्मरेत् (smaret): should remember/meditate upon

• भवम् (bhavam): Bhava (Śiva, the Becoming/Source of existence)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as recognition of Śiva as the all-form pervader and sustainer; the devotee’s core act is smaraṇa—remembering the one Pati who upholds every form represented by the Linga.

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

Śiva is presented as sarvarūpamaya (all-form), the adhishṭhātṛ (governing ground) of the universe—transcendent Pati who pervades names and forms while ruling them from within.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Smaraṇa/dhyāna: steady recollection of Bhava as the inner ruler of all appearances—an inner limb aligned with Pāśupata discipline where the pashu turns attention from pāśa (bondage) to Pati (Śiva).