Shloka 67

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

भवान्न नूनमात्मानं वेत्ति लोकप्रभुं विभुम् ब्रह्माणं लोककर्तारं मां न वेत्सि सनातनम्

Transliteration

bhavānna nūnamātmānaṃ vetti lokaprabhuṃ vibhum brahmāṇaṃ lokakartāraṃ māṃ na vetsi sanātanam

Translation

Gewiss kennst du dein eigenes Selbst nicht wahrhaft—den allgegenwärtigen Herrn der Welten. Und du erkennst mich, den Ewigen, nicht als Brahmā, den Schöpfer und Ordner der Welten.

Word by Word

• bhavān: you

• na nūnam: surely not/indeed not

• ātmānam: your own Self

• vetti: know (you know)

• lokaprabhum: Lord of the worlds

• vibhum: the all-pervading, sovereign one

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā (the cosmic creator)

• lokakartāram: maker/creator of the worlds

• mām: me

• na vetsi: you do not know/recognize

• sanātanam: the eternal one

Speaker

Brahma (speaking in admonition, asserting cosmic identity within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames true worship as right recognition: the Lord symbolized by the Linga is the all-pervading Pati, not merely a limited deity of one realm; ignorance of that supremacy is the core obstacle.

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

By stressing the all-pervading Lordship and eternality (vibhu, sanātana), it points to Shiva-tattva as the supreme, pervasive Pati—known through inner recognition rather than external rank or cosmic office.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A jñāna-oriented Pashupata emphasis: self-inquiry and recognition of the Pati as the inner Self (ātma-jñāna) as the foundation that makes Linga-pūjā spiritually effective.