Shloka 101

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

यदव्यक्तं परं व्योम कलातीतं सदाशिवम् भगवंस्त्वामेव भवं वदन्ति ब्रह्मवादिनः

Transliteration

yadavyaktaṃ paraṃ vyoma kalātītaṃ sadāśivam bhagavaṃstvāmeva bhavaṃ vadanti brahmavādinaḥ

Translation

那不显现的至上实相，遍满如虚空，超越一切时间度量与阶段者，即是萨达湿婆（Sadāśiva）。噢吉祥的主啊，知梵者宣说：唯有您是婆伐（Bhava），至上的主宰（Pati）。

Word by Word

• yat: that which

• avyaktaṃ: unmanifest, beyond sensory manifestation

• paraṃ: supreme

• vyoma: space/sky, the all-pervading expanse

• kalātītam: beyond time and its divisions (kalā), beyond measures

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva, eternally auspicious Shiva

• bhagavan: O Lord, the Blessed One

• tvām eva: You alone indeed

• bhavam: Bhava (a name of Shiva), the Becoming/Source, the Lord

• vadanti: declare, speak of

• brahmavādinaḥ: those who speak of Brahman, Vedāntic sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a eulogy within the Adhyaya; voiced as the statement of Brahmavādins)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Sadashiva/Bhava)

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga’s deepest meaning: Shiva is not merely a form to be worshipped, but the unmanifest, all-pervading Sadāśiva—so Linga-pūjā becomes contemplation and reverence of the transcendent Pati behind all appearances.

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

Shiva is described as avyakta (beyond manifestation), para (supreme), vyoma-like (all-pervading), and kalātīta (beyond time and limiting measures). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, He is Pati—independent, untouched by pāśa (bondage), and the ground of all becoming.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative (dhyāna) emphasis is implied: meditate on Sadāśiva as kalātīta and avyakta while performing Linga-pūjā, aligning the pashu (individual soul) toward release from pāśa through Pati-centered awareness.