Shloka 45

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

सद्योजातं तथा रक्ते रक्तं वामं पितामहः पीते तत्पुरुषं पीतम् अघोरे कृष्णमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

sadyojātaṃ tathā rakte raktaṃ vāmaṃ pitāmahaḥ pīte tatpuruṣaṃ pītam aghore kṛṣṇamīśvaram

Translation

Pitāmaha (Brahmā) declares: In the red sphere is Sadyojāta, red-hued; on the left is Vāma. In the yellow sphere is Tatpuruṣa, yellow-hued; and in Aghora the Lord is black—thus the forms of Īśvara are distinguished by their colors.

Word by Word

• सद्योजातम्: Sadyojāta aspect (one of Shiva’s five faces)

• तथा: likewise/also

• रक्ते: in the red (region/state)

• रक्तम्: red-colored

• वामम्: Vāma (Vāmadeva aspect)/the leftward aspect

• पितामहः: the Grandsire, Brahmā

• पीते: in the yellow (region/state)

• तत्पुरुषम्: Tatpuruṣa aspect

• पीतम्: yellow-colored

• अघोरे: in Aghora (Aghora aspect)

• कृष्णम्: black/dark-hued

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord, Īśvara (Shiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Brahma’s description)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It maps Shiva’s Panchabrahma aspects to distinct color-identities, guiding dhyāna (meditation) and mantra-based linga-pūjā where the worshipper contemplates Pati (Shiva) as the multi-aspected Lord beyond all pasha (bondage).

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

Shiva is presented as Īśvara/Pati manifesting through specific aspects (Sadyojāta, Vāma, Tatpuruṣa, Aghora) with recognizable attributes, indicating that the one Lord assumes ordered forms for creation, maintenance, concealment, and grace while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Panchabrahma-dhyāna: a Pāśupata-oriented contemplation in which the sādhaka visualizes Shiva’s aspects with their defining colors while reciting corresponding mantras during linga-arcana.