Shloka 12
उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः
ब्रह्मा च्रेअतेस् १० सोन्स्; थेय् गेत् पोwएर् फ़्रोम् शिव सिसृक्षमाणो लोकान्वै त्रीनशक्तो ऽसहायवान् दश ब्रह्मा ससर्जादौ मानसानमितौजसः
Brahmā creates 10 sons; they get power from Śiva sisṛkṣamāṇo lokānvai trīnaśakto 'sahāyavān daśa brahmā sasarjādau mānasānamitaujasaḥ
ত্রিলোক সৃষ্টির ইচ্ছায় ব্রহ্মা নিজে শক্তিহীন ও নিরাশ্রয় ছিলেন। তাই আদিতে তিনি অপরিমেয় তেজস্বী দশ মানসপুত্র সৃষ্টি করলেন; কিন্তু তাদের সৃষ্টিশক্তি শিব-পতির অনুগ্রহেই প্রবাহিত হল।
Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological account as received in the Linga Purana tradition)
FAQs
It grounds creation itself in Śiva’s enabling power (anugraha-śakti), implying that worship of the Linga honors the supreme Pati from whom all cosmic functions—creation included—receive their efficacy.
Śiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign reality whose śakti empowers even Brahmā; without that support, the creator is ‘aśakta’ (incapable), highlighting Shiva-tattva as the ultimate source of agency and order.
The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata orientation: effective action (karma) and spiritual progress for the paśu depends on surrender to Pati; in practice this supports Linga-pūjā with bhakti and reliance on Śiva’s grace rather than mere personal effort.