Shloka 139

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

विषमाक्षः कलाध्यक्षो वृषाङ्को वृषवर्धनः निर्मदो निरहङ्कारो निर्मोहो निरुपद्रवः

Transliteration

viṣamākṣaḥ kalādhyakṣo vṛṣāṅko vṛṣavardhanaḥ nirmado nirahaṅkāro nirmoho nirupadravaḥ

Translation

祂是不等眼之主（Viṣamākṣa），统摄一切卡拉（kalā，诸力与显现之阶段）。祂具公牛之印（Vṛṣāṅka），令达摩增长。祂离傲慢、离我执、离迷妄、离扰动；祂是清净无垢的主宰（Pati），解松束缚众生（paśu）之绳索（pāśa）。

Word by Word

• विषमाक्षः: the Unequal-Eyed One (whose vision transcends ordinary dualities)

• कलाध्यक्षः: Lord/overseer of the kalās (divine powers, phases, arts, or principles of manifestation)

• वृषाङ्कः: He whose emblem/mark is the Bull (Nandin

• वृषवर्धनः: increaser of the Bull—enhancer of dharma and righteousness

• निर्मदः: free from arrogance/pride

• निरहङ्कारः: without ego-sense (ahaṅkāra)

• निर्मोहः: free from delusion (moha)

• निरुपद्रवः: free from affliction, agitation, or harmful disturbance

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It praises Shiva as the pure, disturbance-free Pati whose very nature is to uphold dharma (vṛṣa) and dissolve inner impurities like pride, ego, and delusion—qualities a devotee seeks to invoke through Linga-puja.

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

Shiva is presented as kalādhyakṣa (governor of manifesting powers) yet personally untouched by mala-like conditions—nirmada, nirahaṅkāra, nirmoha—showing transcendence over pasha while remaining the regulator of the cosmos.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pashupata-style inner discipline: renunciation of ahaṅkāra and moha, cultivating steadiness (nirupadrava) while worshipping Shiva as the dharma-sustaining Lord (vṛṣavardhana).