Shloka 123

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

अनुमानाद् असंमूढो भूमेरुद्धरणं पुनः अकरोत्स तनूमन्यां कल्पादिषु यथापुरा

Transliteration

anumānād asaṃmūḍho bhūmeruddharaṇaṃ punaḥ akarotsa tanūmanyāṃ kalpādiṣu yathāpurā

Translation

Durch rechtes Schließen und ohne Verwirrung vollbrachte er abermals das Emporheben der Erde—indem er eine andere leibliche Gestalt annahm—so wie er es einst zu den Anfängen früherer Kalpas getan hatte.

Word by Word

• anumānāt: by inference, by reasoned discernment

• asaṃmūḍhaḥ: not deluded, unconfused

• bhūmeḥ: of the Earth

• uddharaṇam: the lifting up, rescue, restoration

• punaḥ: again

• akarot: did, performed

• sa: he

• tanūm: a body, an embodied form

• anyām: another

• kalpādiṣu: at the beginnings of kalpas

• yathāpurā: just as formerly, as before

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames the Lord’s recurring interventions across kalpas as deliberate and dharma-protecting; Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with that same Pati who restores order and steadies the world.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as asaṃmūḍha (free from delusion) and capable of assuming forms without being bound by them—acting through sovereign awareness to remove cosmic disorder and uphold the worlds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key yogic principle is anumāna-jñāna (right inferential discernment) that dispels moha—central to Pashupata-oriented discipline where the pashu loosens pasha (bondage) by clarity of cognition and devotion to Pati.