Shloka 19

अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

लब्ध्वा ससर्ज सकलं शंकराच्चतुराननः जरामरणसंयुक्तं जगदेतच्चराचरम्

Transliteration

labdhvā sasarja sakalaṃ śaṃkarāccaturānanaḥ jarāmaraṇasaṃyuktaṃ jagadetaccarācaram

Translation

لَمّا نالَ براهما ذو الوجوه الأربعة من شَنْكَرا (شِيفا) قدرةَ الخلق وأمرَه، أوجد هذا الكونَ كلَّه—متحرّكَه وساكنَه—مقرونًا بحالتي الشيخوخة والموت.

Word by Word

• labdhvā: having obtained/received

• sasarja: he created/emitted

• sakalam: the whole, entire

• śaṅkarāt: from Śaṅkara (Śiva)

• caturānanaḥ: the four-faced one (Brahmā)

• jarā: old age/decay

• maraṇa: death

• saṁyuktam: conjoined with, characterized by

• jagat: world/universe

• etat: this

• cara-acaram: moving and non-moving (sentient and insentient).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account to the sages; describing Brahmā’s act empowered by Śiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes Śiva (Śaṅkara) as the supreme Pati whose śakti authorizes creation; Linga worship honors that transcendent source beyond the created world of change, aging, and death.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as the sovereign cause who empowers Brahmā’s secondary creation; the world arises under His sanction, while beings remain within pasha—marked by jarā and maraṇa—until liberated by His grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies the Pāśupata orientation: since the cosmos is bound to decay and death, the sādhaka turns to Śiva through Linga-pūjā and inner discipline (yoga) to transcend pasha and attain Śiva’s state.