Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

संसिद्धः कार्यकरणे रुद्रश्चाग्रे ह्यवर्तत तेजसाप्रतिमो धीमान् अव्यक्तः सम्प्रकाशकः

Transliteration

saṃsiddhaḥ kāryakaraṇe rudraścāgre hyavartata tejasāpratimo dhīmān avyaktaḥ samprakāśakaḥ

Translation

Rudra war am Anfang vorhanden—vollkommen vollendet in der Macht, alle Werke zu bewirken. An Glanz war er ohnegleichen, weise und innerlich unmanifest, und doch ist er es, der alles zum Leuchten bringt.

Word by Word

• संसिद्धः: perfectly accomplished/fully perfected

• कार्यकरणे: in the performance of action and its instruments (in effectuating works)

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Shiva, the Pati)

• च: and

• अग्रे: at the beginning/first

• हि: indeed

• अवर्तत: existed/abided/was present

• तेजसा: by splendor, by spiritual radiance

• अप्रतिमः: incomparable, without equal

• धीमान्: wise, possessing awakened intelligence

• अव्यक्तः: unmanifest (beyond gross perception)

• सम्प्रकाशकः: the illuminator, revealer, the one who makes manifest.

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Rudra) as the primordial, self-luminous source who remains avyakta yet reveals all—supporting Linga worship as reverence to the formless Pati made approachable through the Linga as a sign of manifestation.

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

Shiva is described as incomparable in tejas, fully capable of all cosmic functions, and fundamentally unmanifest—yet he is the samprakāśaka, the revealer through whom the universe becomes intelligible and manifest.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to contemplative Pashupata orientation: meditate on the Pati as avyakta (beyond form) and as the inner light (samprakāśa), a doctrinal basis for Linga-upāsanā and inward dhyāna on Shiva’s tejas.