Shloka 16

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

तुल्याभिमानिनश्चैव सर्वे तुल्यप्रयोजनाः स्वायंभुवस्य च मनोः पौत्रास्त्वासन्महाबलाः

Transliteration

tulyābhimāninaścaiva sarve tulyaprayojanāḥ svāyaṃbhuvasya ca manoḥ pautrāstvāsanmahābalāḥ

Translation

كانوا جميعًا متساوين في اعتدادهم بأنفسهم ومتساوين في مقاصدهم؛ وكانوا أحفادَ مانو سوايامبهوفا ذوي بأسٍ عظيم.

Word by Word

• तुल्य (tulya): equal, alike

• अभिमानिनः (abhimāninaḥ): self-regarding, proud, possessing a sense of identity

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• तुल्य (tulya): equal

• प्रयोजनाः (prayojanāḥ): aims, purposes, objectives

• स्वायंभुवस्य (svāyaṃbhuvasya): of Svāyambhuva

• च (ca): and

• मनोः (manoḥ): of Manu

• पौत्राः (pautrāḥ): grandsons

• तु (tu): indeed, but

• आसन् (āsan): were

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ): very mighty, of great strength

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Svayambhuva Manu

FAQs

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

It situates Linga Purana’s Shaiva teaching within the creation-lineages: the dynastic narrative frames how pashus (souls embodied in powerful lineages) still act under aims and self-notion (abhimāna), which Linga-worship later purifies into devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly: by highlighting uniform pride and aims among Manu’s descendants, it points to the common pasha of ego-sense in creation; Shiva-tattva as Pati is the transcendent principle beyond such abhimāna, later revealed through the Linga as the purifier and liberator.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is diagnostic: abhimāna is a pasha to be overcome, which in Shaiva practice is addressed through Linga-sevā, mantra-japa, and Pāśupata-oriented discipline that turns worldly aims toward Shiva.