Shloka 28

अलिङ्ग-लिङ्ग-निरूपणं तथा प्राकृत-सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

महदादिविशेषान्ता ह्य् अण्डमुत्पादयन्ति च जलबुद्बुदवत्तस्माद् अवतीर्णः पितामहः

Transliteration

mahadādiviśeṣāntā hy aṇḍamutpādayanti ca jalabudbudavattasmād avatīrṇaḥ pitāmahaḥ

Translation

من المَهَتْ إلى العناصر المتعيِّنة، إنهم يولِّدون حقًّا البيضة الكونية؛ ومن تلك البيضة—كفقاعةٍ على الماء—هبط بيتامها (براهما) إلى حيّز الظهور.

Word by Word

• mahat-ādi: beginning with Mahat (cosmic intellect)

• viśeṣa-anta: ending in the viśeṣas (particularized elements)

• hi: indeed

• aṇḍam: the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

• utpādayanti: they bring forth, generate

• ca: and

• jala-budbuda-vat: like a water-bubble

• tasmāt: from that, therefore

• avatīrṇaḥ: descended, came forth into manifestation

• pitāmahaḥ: the Grandfather, Brahmā

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation sequence as taught in the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

By describing creation as arising through tattvas (Mahat to viśeṣas), the verse frames the manifest cosmos as a derived product—encouraging the devotee to seek the transcendent Pati (Śiva) beyond the cosmic egg, which is the metaphysical basis for Linga worship as the sign of the formless Absolute.

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

Indirectly: it places Brahmā’s appearance within the brahmāṇḍa produced by tattvas, implying that Śiva-tattva (Pati) is not merely another product of Mahat but the supreme ground that enables creation while remaining beyond the tattvic chain that binds the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports tattva-viveka (discriminative insight): in Pāśupata-oriented practice, contemplation on the tattvas as pasha helps the pashu turn inward toward Pati—often paired with Linga-dhyāna (meditation on the Linga) as the transcendent marker beyond the cosmic egg.