Shloka 40

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

पूर्णमासं तु मारीचं ततः कन्याचतुष्टयम् तुष्टिर्ज्येष्ठा च वै दृष्टिः कृषिश्चापचितिस् तथा

Transliteration

pūrṇamāsaṃ tu mārīcaṃ tataḥ kanyācatuṣṭayam tuṣṭirjyeṣṭhā ca vai dṛṣṭiḥ kṛṣiścāpacitis tathā

Translation

ومن ماريتشي وُلِد «پورْنَماسَ»؛ ثم ظهرت جماعة من البنات—تُشْتي، وجْيِشْثا، دْرِشْتي، كْرِشي، وكذلك أپَچِتي—بوصفهن «شَكْتي»؛ قوى الخلق في انبساط الفيض. وبهذا تدخل الأرواح المقيّدة (paśu) في خبرةٍ منظّمة، إذ يعمل الربّ (Pati) عبر هذه الشكتيات.

Word by Word

• pūrṇamāsam: Pūrṇamāsa (a progeny/name)

• tu: indeed

• mārīcam: from Marīci

• tataḥ: thereafter

• kanyā-catuṣṭayam: a set of four daughters

• tuṣṭiḥ: Tuṣṭi (contentment)

• jyeṣṭhā: Jyeṣṭhā (eldest/seniority)

• ca: and

• vai: indeed

• dṛṣṭiḥ: Dṛṣṭi (vision/perception)

• kṛṣiḥ: Kṛṣi (cultivation/field of action)

• ca: and

• apacitiḥ: Apaciti (decline/diminution/waning)

• tathā: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Marici
• Purnamasa
• Tusti
• Jyeshtha
• Drishti
• Krishi
• Apaciti

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-centered Shaiva theology within Srishti: the Lord (Pati) manifests an ordered cosmos through named śaktis and lineages, which later become the field where Linga-puja purifies the paśu from pasha.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati whose creative governance operates through differentiated powers (śaktis) and progeny—showing unity of the Lord with functional manifestations without reducing him to them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; it supports Pashupata Yoga indirectly by defining the manifested field (perception, action, increase/decline) that the yogin must master and transcend through Shiva-oriented discipline.