Shloka 84

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

Devanagari script

प्रधानगुणवैषम्यात् सर्गकालः प्रवर्तते ईश्वराधिष्ठितात्पूर्वं तस्मात्सदसदात्मकात्

Transliteration

pradhānaguṇavaiṣamyāt sargakālaḥ pravartate īśvarādhiṣṭhitātpūrvaṃ tasmātsadasadātmakāt

Translation

Wenn das Gleichgewicht der Guṇas im Pradhāna gestört wird, beginnt die Zeit der Schöpfung zu wirken—zuerst hervorgehend aus jenem von Īśvara präsidierten Pradhāna, das zugleich die Natur des Manifesten und des Unmanifesten (sat und asat) besitzt.

Word by Word

• प्रधान (pradhāna): primordial Nature, Prakṛti

• गुण (guṇa): constituent quality (sattva-rajas-tamas)

• वैषम्यात् (vaiṣamyāt): from disequilibrium/imbalance

• सर्गकालः (sargakālaḥ): the time/phase of emanation (creation)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate): begins, comes into operation

• ईश्वर (īśvara): the Lord, Pati (Śiva as supreme governor)

• अधिष्ठितात् (adhiṣṭhitāt): presided over/overseen/indwelt

• पूर्वम् (pūrvaṃ): first, priorly

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from that

• सदसदात्मकात् (sadasadātmakāt): having the character of both sat (manifest/existent) and asat (unmanifest/non-manifest)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as operating only under Īśvara’s presiding power, supporting Linga worship as devotion to Pati (Śiva) who governs Prakṛti and its guṇas.

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

Śiva is implied as Īśvara—the transcendent governor who presides over Pradhāna; without His adhiṣṭhāna (overlordship), the guṇas would not initiate sarga (emanation).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pāśupata-oriented insight is highlighted: meditate on Pati as the inner controller of guṇas and time, loosening pāśa (bondage) by discerning Pati from Prakṛti (Pradhāna).