Shloka 34

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

सर्वप्रणयसंवादी वृषाङ्को वृषवाहनः ईशः पिनाकी खट्वाङ्गी चित्रवेषश्चिरन्तनः

Transliteration

sarvapraṇayasaṃvādī vṛṣāṅko vṛṣavāhanaḥ īśaḥ pinākī khaṭvāṅgī citraveṣaścirantanaḥ

Translation

祂以普遍慈爱而宣说；以公牛为徽记，以公牛为乘骑。祂是自在主（Īśa）；是持毗那迦弓者（Pinākī）；是执卡特瓦昂伽杖者（Khaṭvāṅgī）。祂衣饰奇妙——祂即永恒之主。

Word by Word

• sarva: all

• praṇaya: affection, loving devotion

• saṃvādī: one who converses/speaks in harmony

• vṛṣāṅkaḥ: bull-marked, bearing the bull as emblem

• vṛṣa-vāhanaḥ: whose vehicle is the bull (Nandin)

• īśaḥ: the Lord, Pati (supreme ruler)

• pinākī: bearer of Pināka (Shiva’s bow)

• khaṭvāṅgī: wielder of a khaṭvāṅga (skull-topped staff/club)

• citra-veṣaḥ: of marvelous/variegated attire or form

• cirantanaḥ: ancient, eternal

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; the verse functions as a Sahasranama-style litany of Shiva’s names)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandi

FAQs

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

This verse serves as a Sahasranama-style invocation: by reciting Shiva’s epithets—Lordship (Īśa), his emblems (bull, Pināka), and his eternal nature—the worshipper aligns the mind with Pati (Shiva), loosening pasha (bondage) and sanctifying Linga-puja with mantra-bhāva.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati (Īśa), both immanent in loving communion (sarvapraṇayasaṃvādī) and transcendent as the Eternal (cirantanaḥ); his symbols (bull-emblem, Pināka, khaṭvāṅga) indicate sovereign power over dharma, ignorance, and death—guiding the pashu (bound soul) toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Primary practice is nāma-japa (recitation of Shiva’s names) as an anga of Linga-puja; yogically, it supports Pashupata orientation—fixing awareness on Pati through his defining marks (liṅga/cihna) and cultivating devotion that dissolves pasha.