Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

महाभोगपतेर्भोगं साध्वास्तीर्य महोच्छ्रयम् तस्मिन्महति पर्यङ्के शेते चैकार्णवे प्रभुः

Transliteration

mahābhogapaterbhogaṃ sādhvāstīrya mahocchrayam tasminmahati paryaṅke śete caikārṇave prabhuḥ

Translation

بعد أن بسط على الوجه اللائق السريرَ السامي لربّ النعيم العظيم، اضطجع السيّدُ المهيمن على ذلك الفراش الفسيح في المحيط الكوني الواحد—مستقرًّا في التعالي، متحرّرًا من كل قيد (pāśa)، بوصفه «البَتي» الأعلى.

Word by Word

• महाभोगपतेः: of the lord/master of great enjoyments

• भोगम्: enjoyment, couch/bed of enjoyment

• साधु: properly, rightly

• आस्तीर्य: having spread out, having laid

• महोच्छ्रयम्: lofty, highly raised, exalted

• तस्मिन्: on that

• महति: great, vast

• पर्यङ्के: on a couch/bed

• शेते: lies down, reclines

• च: and

• एकार्णवे: in the single ocean (cosmic waters at dissolution)

• प्रभुः: the Lord, sovereign.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the supreme Pati who remains untouched by dissolution (pralaya) in the Ekārṇava; Linga worship mirrors this truth by honoring the unchanging Lord beyond all manifested forms.

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

Shiva is shown as the sovereign Prabhu who “reclines” in cosmic waters—signifying transcendental stillness and freedom from pāśa (bondage), while creation and withdrawal occur under his lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to vairāgya and inner repose central to Pāśupata-oriented discipline: abiding in the Self like the Pati—unmoved by bhoga and the cycles of sṛṣṭi–pralaya.