Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

स्थूलाद्भिर् विश्वतो ऽत्यर्थं सिच्यसे पद्मसंभव घ्राणजेन च वातेन कम्प्यमानं त्वया सह

Transliteration

sthūlādbhir viśvato 'tyarthaṃ sicyase padmasaṃbhava ghrāṇajena ca vātena kampyamānaṃ tvayā saha

Translation

يا مولودَ اللوتس (براهما)، إنك تُغمر من كل جانب بالمياه الغليظة غمراً تامّاً؛ ومعك يهتزّ هذا كلّه بالريح الناشئة من قوّة الشمّ—وهكذا تُحرّك العناصرُ الخلقَ الظاهر.

Word by Word

• स्थूल-अद्भिः: by gross waters (coarse element-water)

• विश्वतः: on all sides

• अत्यर्थम्: exceedingly, thoroughly

• सिच्यसे: you are drenched/sprinkled

• पद्म-सम्भव: O Lotus-born (Brahmā)

• घ्राण-जेन: born of smell (i.e., associated with the tanmātra of gandha)

• च: and

• वातेन: by wind

• कम्प्यमानम्: being shaken, made to tremble

• त्वया सह: together with you

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmic sequence to the sages, with implied address to Brahma within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames the manifest world as an element-driven field of agitation; Linga worship turns the Pashu (soul) away from bhuta-turbulence toward Pati (Shiva), the stable ground beyond the tattvas.

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

By highlighting how the gross elements buffet even Brahmā, it implicitly points to Shiva-tattva as transcendent and unshaken—Pati who is not overpowered by water, wind, or the tanmātras that bind the Pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports bhuta-śuddhi and sense-mastery: in Pashupata-oriented sadhana, the yogin purifies the tanmātras (like gandha) and steadies prāṇa (vāta) to loosen Pāśa (bondage).