Shloka 148

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

Devanagari script

ते सुखप्रीतिबहुला बहिरन्तश् च संवृताः प्रकाशा बहिरन्तश् च ऊर्ध्वस्रोतोभवाः स्मृताः

Transliteration

te sukhaprītibahulā bahirantaś ca saṃvṛtāḥ prakāśā bahirantaś ca ūrdhvasrotobhavāḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

Sie sind reich an Glück und Wonne; nach außen und nach innen sind sie in sich geschlossen und verhüllt, und doch leuchten sie nach außen und nach innen. Man erinnert sie als Wesen des aufwärts strömenden Stromes (ūrdhva-srotas), zum Aufstieg geneigt — zu Pati und zur Befreiung von den Fesseln des pāśa.

Word by Word

• ते (te): they

• सुख-प्रिति-बहुलाः (sukha-prīti-bahulāḥ): abundant in happiness and affectionate joy

• बहिर्-अन्तश् (bahir-antaś): externally and internally

• च (ca): and

• संवृताः (saṃvṛtāḥ): enclosed, self-contained, covered/veiled

• प्रकाशाः (prakāśāḥ): luminous, radiant

• ऊर्ध्व-स्रोतः-भवाः (ūrdhva-srotobhavāḥ): those whose flow/current is upward, tending to ascent

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): are remembered/declared.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana tradition to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented spirituality as an inner ascent (ūrdhva-srotas): the devotee turns the life-current upward toward Shiva (Pati), moving from bondage (pāśa) to luminosity (prakāśa) through disciplined, self-contained practice.

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

By highlighting prakāśa (radiance) and the upward tendency, it implies Shiva-tattva as the luminous pole drawing the pashu upward—awakening inner light while transcending the coverings that bind embodied existence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to yogic sublimation—raising the inner current upward (ūrdhva-srotas), consistent with Pashupata-oriented discipline: restraint, inwardness, and directing awareness toward Shiva as the liberating Pati.