Shloka 3

अघोरस्य प्रादुर्भावः कुमारकचतुष्टयं च योगमार्गः

Devanagari script

तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य पुत्रकामस्य वै प्रभोः कृष्णः समभवद्वर्णो ध्यायतः परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

tasya cintayamānasya putrakāmasya vai prabhoḥ kṛṣṇaḥ samabhavadvarṇo dhyāyataḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

Als jener Herr Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā) nachsann, nach Nachkommenschaft verlangend, trat in ihm, während er in Meditation versunken blieb, eine dunkle (kṛṣṇa) Färbung hervor.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him

• चिन्तयमानस्य: while contemplating

• पुत्रकामस्य: desiring sons/progeny

• वै: indeed

• प्रभोः: of the lord

• कृष्णः: dark/black

• समभवत्: arose/manifested

• वर्णः: color/hue

• ध्यायतः: while meditating

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation sequence as received in the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising from concentrated contemplation (dhyāna). In Shaiva understanding, such manifesting power ultimately belongs to Pati (Śiva), and Linga worship centers on that supreme causal presence behind all emergence.

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

Though Brahmā is named, the verse highlights that manifestation proceeds from an inner meditative potency; Shaiva Siddhānta reads this as dependent power (śakti) operating under the sovereignty of Pati, the ultimate ground of sṛṣṭi.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (absorbed contemplation) is emphasized: sustained inward focus precedes outward manifestation—an essential principle echoed in Pāśupata-oriented disciplines where inner purification loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).