Shloka 10

विष्णुचक्रलाभो नाम (अर्धनारीश्वर-तत्त्वं, सती-पार्वती-सम्भवः, दक्षयज्ञविनाशः)

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भं तं देवो जायमानमपश्यत सो ऽपि रुद्रं महादेवं ब्रह्मापश्यत शङ्करम्

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhaṃ taṃ devo jāyamānamapaśyata so 'pi rudraṃ mahādevaṃ brahmāpaśyata śaṅkaram

Translation

أبصر الإلهُ هيرانياغربها وهو يولد؛ وذلك البراهما نفسه، بدوره، أبصر رودرا—مهاديفا، شانكرا. وهكذا يُبيَّن أن نشوء الخالق قائمٌ على الربّ الأسمى السابق (باتي)، مصدر كلّ تجلٍّ.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यगर्भम्: Hiraṇyagarbha (the cosmic embryo/creator-principle)

• तम्: him/that one

• देवः: the Deva (a divine being)

• जायमानम्: being born/coming into manifestation

• अपश्यत: saw/beheld

• सः अपि: he also/that one too

• रुद्रम्: Rudra

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (the Great God)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā

• अपश्यत: saw

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (the auspicious one, Shiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Hiranyagarbha
• Brahma
• Rudra
• Shiva (Shankara, Mahadeva)
• Deva(s)

FAQs

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

It establishes Rudra–Mahādeva as the prior, supreme reality behind creation; Linga worship centers on this Pati-tattva as the source and support of all manifested principles like Hiraṇyagarbha and Brahmā.

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

Shiva is presented as Rudra, Mahādeva, Śaṅkara—the one whom even Brahmā beholds—indicating Shiva as the transcendent Pati, not merely a product within creation but the revealer and ground of it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights darśana (contemplative vision) of Pati; in a Pāśupata-Yogic sense, it points to inner recognition of Shiva as the supreme reality prior to all tattvas, which becomes the basis for Linga-upāsanā and meditation.