Shloka 7

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

अव्याकृतमिदं त्वासीन् नैशेन तमसा वृतम् चतुर्भागावशिष्टे ऽस्मिन् लोके नष्टे विशेषतः

Transliteration

avyākṛtamidaṃ tvāsīn naiśena tamasā vṛtam caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭe 'smin loke naṣṭe viśeṣataḥ

Translation

حينئذٍ كان هذا كله في حال غير متجلٍّ (أفيَاكْرِتا)، محجوبًا بظلمة الليل الكوني. ولما انحلّ هذا العالم—كأنما لم يبقَ منه إلا الربع—زالت الفوارق وتلاشت الخصوصيات.

Word by Word

• avyākṛtam: unmanifest, undifferentiated

• idam: this (universe)

• tu: indeed

• āsīt: was/existed

• naiśena: belonging to night, nocturnal

• tamasā: by darkness/ignorance

• vṛtam: covered, enveloped

• catur-bhāga: four parts/quarters

• avaśiṣṭe: remaining

• asmin: in this

• loke: world

• naṣṭe: destroyed, dissolved

• viśeṣataḥ: particularly, distinctly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the pre-creation condition as avyakṛta (undifferentiated) and tamas-covered, implying that the Linga points to Shiva as Pati—the transcendent ground that remains when worldly distinctions dissolve.

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

By describing dissolution into the unmanifest and the loss of distinctions, the verse indirectly indicates Shiva-tattva as that which is prior to vishesha (differentiation) and untouched by pralaya—Pati beyond pasha-bound manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pashupata Yoga: withdrawing from tamas and vishesha-driven identification, contemplating the unmanifest source and Shiva as the steady Pati through cycles of srishti and pralaya.