Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

अहरन्ते प्रलीयन्ते रात्र्यन्ते विश्वसंभवः स्वात्मन्यवस्थिते व्यक्ते विकारे प्रतिसंहृते

Transliteration

aharante pralīyante rātryante viśvasaṃbhavaḥ svātmanyavasthite vyakte vikāre pratisaṃhṛte

Translation

Am Ende des Tages löst sich alles auf; am Ende der Nacht bleibt der Ursprung des Universums in Seinem eigenen Selbst gegründet. Wenn das offenbarte Prinzip in Ihm verweilt, werden die Wandlungen (vikāra) in ihre Ursache zurückgezogen.

Word by Word

• ahar-ante: at the end of the day

• pralīyante: they dissolve/merge

• rātri-ante: at the end of the night

• viśva-sambhavaḥ: the origin/cause of the universe (Pati, Śiva)

• sva-ātmani: in His own Self

• avasthite: remaining/abiding

• vyakte: in the manifest (state/principle)

• vikāre: the modifications/evolutes

• pratisaṃhṛte: when reabsorbed/withdrawn

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Liṅga as the stable, self-established Pati (Śiva) into whom all manifest vikaras dissolve; worship emphasizes returning the mind from change (vikāra) to the unchanging ground.

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

Śiva is viśva-sambhavaḥ, the causal Lord who remains in His own Self through cycles of day and night, while manifestation and its modifications are reabsorbed into Him—showing His transcendence and immanence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports laya-oriented Pāśupata practice: withdrawing attention from vikaras (thought-forms and tattvas) into ātma-niṣṭhā, mirrored ritually by steady Liṅga-dhyāna during daily cycles.