Shloka 17

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

ससर्ज सकलं ध्यात्वा ब्रह्माणं परमेश्वरः जनार्दनो जगन्नाथः कल्पे वै मेघवाहने

Transliteration

sasarja sakalaṃ dhyātvā brahmāṇaṃ parameśvaraḥ janārdano jagannāthaḥ kalpe vai meghavāhane

Translation

Im Meghavāhana-Kalpa ließ Janārdana—der Herr des Universums—nachdem er Brahmā in Meditation geschaut hatte, die ganze offenbarte Ordnung hervorgehen.

Word by Word

• ससर्ज: created/emitted

• सकलम्: the whole/all (of creation)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated/pondered

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā (the creator-principle/personified Brahmā)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord (Īśvara)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Vişṇu, the sustainer)

• जगन्नाथः: Lord of the world

• कल्पे: in the aeon/kalpa

• वै: indeed

• मेघवाहने: in (the kalpa named) Meghavāhana

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmogony to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising through divine contemplation and ordered kalpa-cycles—supporting the Linga as the transcendent Pati (Lord) behind all manifested functions, even when specific roles (like Brahmā) appear.

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

Though the verse names Janārdana, the Linga Purana’s Shaiva lens treats supreme lordship as belonging to Pati: the one sovereign consciousness that empowers cosmic offices; creation proceeds by īśvara-sankalpa (lordly will) rather than by independent material causality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (contemplative absorption) is implied as the causal power behind manifestation—echoing Pāśupata-oriented discipline where meditative union with Pati loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).