Shloka 5

ब्रह्मणो वरप्रदानम् — शिवस्य परत्वप्रतिपादनम् तथा वराहेण भूमेः पुनःस्थापनम्

Devanagari script

एवमाहुर्महादेवम् आवयोरपि कारणम् ईशं सर्वस्य जगतः प्रभुमव्ययमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

evamāhurmahādevam āvayorapi kāraṇam īśaṃ sarvasya jagataḥ prabhumavyayamīśvaram

Translation

So erklären sie Mahādeva zur Ursache sogar von uns beiden: Ihn, den Īśa des ganzen Weltalls, den souveränen Herrn, den unvergänglichen, unveränderlichen Īśvara.

Word by Word

• evam: thus

• āhuḥ: they say/declare

• mahādevam: Mahādeva (Great God, Śiva)

• āvayoḥ: of us two

• api: even/also

• kāraṇam: cause

• īśam: the Lord, ruler

• sarvasya: of all

• jagataḥ: of the world/universe

• prabhum: the sovereign, master

• avyayam: imperishable, undecaying

• īśvaram: Īśvara, Supreme Lord

Speaker

Brahma (within Suta's narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga worship in the doctrine that Śiva (Pati) is the ultimate, imperishable cause—even beyond the cosmic functions attributed to Brahmā and Viṣṇu—so the Linga signifies the supreme Lordship (aiśvarya) of Mahādeva.

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

Śiva is presented as Īśvara—prabhu (sovereign) and avyaya (imperishable)—the universal Lord who is the causal ground of all, including the highest deities, aligning with Shaiva Siddhānta’s Pati as transcendent and ruling.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily emphasizes tattva-jñāna (recognition of Pati as the supreme cause), which is the inner basis of Pāśupata Yoga and makes external Linga-pūjā effective by directing devotion and surrender to the true Īśvara.