Shloka 93

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

Devanagari script

कल्पे शेषाणि भूतानि सूक्ष्माणि पार्थिवानि च सर्वेषां ह्यैश्वरी माया जागृतिः समुदाहृता

Transliteration

kalpe śeṣāṇi bhūtāni sūkṣmāṇi pārthivāni ca sarveṣāṃ hyaiśvarī māyā jāgṛtiḥ samudāhṛtā

Translation

Zur Zeit eines Kalpa heißt es, dass die verbleibenden Wesen—die feinstofflichen wie die erdgestaltigen—im Zustand des Wachseins sind; denn die souveräne Māyā des Herrn wird über sie alle wirksam.

Word by Word

• कल्पे (kalpe): in the kalpa / at the cosmic cycle

• शेषाणि (śeṣāṇi): remaining, residual

• भूतानि (bhūtāni): beings, elements/creatures

• सूक्ष्माणि (sūkṣmāṇi): subtle (unmanifest/seed-like)

• पार्थिवानि (pārthivāni): earthly, gross/material

• च (ca): and

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām): of all

• हि (hi): indeed

• ऐश्वरी (aiśvarī): belonging to the Lord, sovereign

• माया (māyā): Māyā, the power of manifestation/veiling

• जागृतिः (jāgṛtiḥ): waking state, manifested awareness

• समुदाहृता (samudāhṛtā): is declared, is described.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising under Shiva’s sovereign power (aiśvarī māyā); Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with Pati (Shiva) beyond Māyā’s waking manifestation.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme Lord whose aiśvarya governs Māyā; beings become manifest (jāgrat) under His power, while He remains the transcendent Pati over pasha and pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic takeaway is vigilance in the waking state (jāgrat) to discern Māyā’s operation; in Pāśupata-oriented practice, this supports detachment (vairāgya) and turning awareness toward Shiva as the liberating Pati.