Shloka 5

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

महानपि तथा व्यक्तं प्राप्य लीनो ऽभवद्द्विज अव्यक्तं स्वगुणैः सार्धं प्रलीनमभवद्भवे

Transliteration

mahānapi tathā vyaktaṃ prāpya līno 'bhavaddvija avyaktaṃ svaguṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ pralīnamabhavadbhave

Translation

O Zweimalgeborener, selbst das Mahat‑Prinzip, nachdem es in den Bereich des Manifesten eingetreten war, wurde wieder aufgenommen; und auch das Unmanifestierte (Avyakta) löste sich mitsamt seinen eigenen Guṇas völlig in Bhava (Śiva) auf — dem Pati jenseits von Manifestation und Auflösung.

Word by Word

• mahān: the Mahat (cosmic intellect)

• api: even

• tathā: likewise/so

• vyaktam: the manifest (phenomenal state)

• prāpya: having reached/entered

• līnaḥ: absorbed/merged

• abhavat: became

• dvija: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)

• avyaktam: the unmanifest (prakṛti/causal state)

• sva-guṇaiḥ: with its own guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas)

• sārdham: together/along with

• pralīnam: completely dissolved

• abhavat: became

• bhave: in Bhava (Śiva, the Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva (Bhava) as the ultimate ground into which both the manifest world (vyakta) and its causal seed (avyakta with guṇas) dissolve—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the Pati who transcends creation and dissolution.

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

Śiva is indicated as Bhava, the supreme Pati: not merely a deity within the tattvas, but the reality in which even Mahat and the Unmanifest are absorbed, showing His transcendence over guṇa-bound prakṛti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse aligns with Pāśupata-oriented withdrawal (pratyāhāra/layakrama): dissolving attention from vyakta to avyakta and finally resting in Śiva, the Pati, beyond guṇas and pasha (bondage).