Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

रजसाधिष्ठितः स्रष्टा रुद्रस्तामस उच्यते अहं नियन्ता सर्वस्य मत्परं नास्ति दैवतम्

Transliteration

rajasādhiṣṭhitaḥ sraṣṭā rudrastāmasa ucyate ahaṃ niyantā sarvasya matparaṃ nāsti daivatam

Translation

造物主梵天主宰“激性”(rajas)；鲁陀罗被说主宰“暗性”(tamas)。然而我乃一切之内在主宰；在我之上，更无他神。

Word by Word

• rajas-ādhiṣṭhitaḥ: presiding over rajas (the quality of activity)

• sraṣṭā: the creator (Brahmā)

• rudraḥ: Rudra (Śiva as the cosmic dissolver/regulator)

• tāmasaḥ: connected with tamas (the quality of inertia/obscuration)

• ucyate: is said (to be)

• aham: I

• niyantā: controller, inner governor

• sarvasya: of all (beings and worlds)

• mat-param: having Me as the Supreme/ultimate

• nāsti: there is not

• daivatam: a deity, divine power (as supreme over Me)

Speaker

Shiva (Rudra) speaking within Suta’s narration to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Rudra)
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes Śiva as the supreme Niyantṛ (inner controller) beyond functional cosmic roles, so Linga-pūjā is directed to Pati Himself—not merely to a guṇa-based deity.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as the transcendent Lord who governs all powers and beings, even while Brahmā and Rudra are described in relation to guṇas; thus Śiva is supreme, immanent, and sovereign.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key yogic takeaway aligns with Pāśupata contemplation: meditate on Śiva as the antaryāmin (inner ruler) who frees the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage) rooted in the guṇas.