Shloka 1

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच रहस्यं वः प्रवक्ष्यामि भवस्यामिततेजसः प्रभावं शंकरस्याद्यं संक्षेपात्सर्वदर्शिनः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca rahasyaṃ vaḥ pravakṣyāmi bhavasyāmitatejasaḥ prabhāvaṃ śaṃkarasyādyaṃ saṃkṣepātsarvadarśinaḥ

Translation

قال سوتا: «سأكشف لكم السرّ—باختصار—جلالَ شنكرة الأوّل، بهَفَا ذو البهاء الذي لا يُقاس، الربّ الكلّي الرؤية.»

Word by Word

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• रहस्यं: secret (esoteric teaching)

• वः: to you (all)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will explain/declare

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva as Pati)

• अमित-तेजसः: of immeasurable radiance/power

• प्रभावम्: glory, sovereign might

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara (auspicious one)

• आद्यम्: primordial, first

• संक्षेपात्: in brief

• सर्व-दर्शिनः: all-seeing, omniscient

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Shiva
• Bhava
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It frames the teaching as a rahasya (esoteric core) about Śiva’s prabhāva, establishing that Linga-centered worship is grounded in the Lord’s primordial, immeasurable potency rather than mere outer ritual.

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

Śiva is presented as Bhava of limitless tejas and as sarva-darśin (omniscient), aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s Pati-tattva: the sovereign Lord who knows, sustains, and can liberate the pashu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it signals an initiation into secret doctrine that typically culminates in Pāśupata-oriented discipline—inner contemplation of Śiva’s prabhāva alongside Linga-pūjā.