Shloka 36

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

उद्भूतास्तूर्णमाकाशे पृथुलास्तोयबिन्दवः अत्युष्णश्चातिशीतश् च वायुस्तत्र ववौ पुनः

Transliteration

udbhūtāstūrṇamākāśe pṛthulāstoyabindavaḥ atyuṣṇaścātiśītaś ca vāyustatra vavau punaḥ

Translation

ثم في السماء انبثقت فجأةً قطراتُ ماءٍ عظيمة؛ وعادَت ريحٌ تهبّ هناك—تارةً شديدةَ الحرّ وتارةً شديدةَ البرد—إشارةً إلى اضطراب انبثاق الخلق تحت التدبير الخفيّ لِـ«پَتي»، الربّ شِڤا.

Word by Word

• उद्भूताः: arose, sprang forth

• तूर्णम्: suddenly, swiftly

• आकाशे: in the sky

• पृथुलाः: large, broad

• तोयबिन्दवः: drops of water

• अत्युष्णः: excessively hot

• च: and

• अतिशीतः: excessively cold

• वायुः: wind

• तत्र: there, in that place/then

• ववौ: blew

• पुनः: again, once more

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vayu
• Akasha
• Toya (water)

FAQs

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

It frames creation as an elemental manifestation (water and wind) occurring under a higher, unseen order—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the transcendent Pati who stabilizes and sanctifies the changing tattvas.

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

Though Śiva is not named as acting directly, the verse implies a supreme regulator beyond the fluctuating opposites (heat and cold). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Shiva-tattva remains unshaken while the manifested world cycles through dualities.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The imagery points to purification and regulation of prāṇa (vāyu) amid extremes—an implicit Yogic cue aligned with Pāśupata discipline: steadiness of the pashu (soul) while transcending the pasha of sensory dualities.