Shloka 152

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

ससर्ज सर्गमन्यं हि साधकं प्रभुरीश्वरः ततो ऽभिध्यायतस्तस्य सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तदा

Transliteration

sasarja sargamanyaṃ hi sādhakaṃ prabhurīśvaraḥ tato 'bhidhyāyatastasya satyābhidhyāyinastadā

Translation

ثم إن الربَّ، إيشڤرا (Īśvara)—البَتِي الأعلى—أظهر طورًا آخر من الخلق، يكون وسيلةً للإنجاز. وبعد ذلك، إذ كان يتأمّل، نشأت الكائناتُ التي تتأمّل بالحق وبعزمٍ لا يَخيب، على وفق ذلك التأمّل بعينه.

Word by Word

• ससर्ज: created/emitted

• सर्गम्: creation/emanation

• अन्यं: another

• हि: indeed

• साधकम्: accomplishing/efficient as a means (for attainment)

• प्रभुः: the Lord

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara, the sovereign Pati

• ततः: then/thereafter

• अभिध्यायतः: while meditating/contemplating

• तस्य: of him/of that (Lord)

• सत्य-अभिध्यायिनः: true contemplators, those whose meditation is truthful/effective

• तदा: at that time

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmogony as taught in the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Pati) as the direct source of ordered manifestation through conscious will; Linga worship mirrors this truth by centering devotion on the formless-conscious Lord who empowers all sādhana and attainment.

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

Shiva is shown as Īśvara whose creation is not mechanical but arises from abhidhyāna (sovereign contemplation); his satya-saṅkalpa is efficacious, revealing Pati as the intelligent, free cause behind srishti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights abhidhyāna—truth-aligned contemplation—suggesting a Pāśupata-oriented principle: when the pashu’s meditation becomes satya (aligned to Pati), it becomes sādhaka, a direct means toward siddhi and liberation.