Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

कृत्स्नं च विन्दते ज्ञानं यस्मान्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् तस्माद् विन्देर् विदेश्चैव संविदित्यभिधीयते

Transliteration

kṛtsnaṃ ca vindate jñānaṃ yasmānmāhātmyamuttamam tasmād vinder videścaiva saṃvidityabhidhīyate

Translation

لأنّ المرء بواسطتها ينالُ المعرفةَ الكاملةَ والعظمةَ العليا، لذلك تُسمّى «سَمْڤِد» (Saṃvid)، وهي مشتقّة من الجذر vind «يجد/ينال» ومن الجذر vid «يعرف».

Word by Word

• कृत्स्नम्: complete, entire

• च: and

• विन्दते: attains, finds

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge (jñāna)

• यस्मात्: because/from which

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, sacred majesty

• उत्तमम्: supreme, highest

• तस्मात्: therefore

• विन्देः: from the root vind (to attain)

• विदेः: from the root vid (to know)

• च एव: and indeed

• संवित्: Saṃvid (perfect consciousness/knowledge)

• इति: thus

• अभिधीयते: is called, is designated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal explanation within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga-centered devotion to Saṃvid—complete, liberating knowledge—implying that true worship culminates in direct attainment of Shiva’s supreme awareness, not merely external ritual.

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

By defining Saṃvid as that through which one both ‘attains’ and ‘knows,’ the verse points to Shiva-tattva as self-revealing consciousness: Pati who grants jñāna that frees the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on jñāna-yoga within a Shaiva frame—inner realization (saṃvid) as the fruit of disciplined practice (Pashupata-oriented sādhanā) that transforms worship into direct knowing.