Shloka 10

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

पित्र्यं पितॄणां सम्भूतिर् धर्मश्चाश्रमिणां तथा अवृद्धिर्जगतो भूयो देव्याः शक्त्युद्भवस्तथा

Transliteration

pitryaṃ pitṝṇāṃ sambhūtir dharmaścāśramiṇāṃ tathā avṛddhirjagato bhūyo devyāḥ śaktyudbhavastathā

Translation

From Her arises the ancestral order of the Pitṛs and their sacred rites; from Her also arises the dharma that upholds those established in the āśramas. Moreover, by Her power the worlds are sustained and do not decline; thus again and again the Goddess’s Śakti becomes the source of manifestation.

Word by Word

• पित्र्यम् (pitryam): pertaining to the ancestors, ancestral rite/order

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām): of the Pitṛs (manes)

• सम्भूतिः (sambhūtiḥ): origination, coming into being

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ): sacred law, sustaining order

• च (ca): and

• आश्रमिणाम् (āśramiṇām): of those in the āśramas (stages of life)

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• अवृद्धिः (avṛddhiḥ): non-decline, absence of diminution

• जगतः (jagataḥ): of the world(s)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ): again, further, moreover

• देव्याः (devyāḥ): of the Goddess

• शक्त्युद्भवः (śakty-udbhavaḥ): arising from Śakti, born of power

• तथा (tathā): thus/likewise

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Shakti)
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-worship in a Shaiva cosmology where Devi-Śakti is the operative power of Pati (Shiva), from whom dharma, Pitṛ-rites, and the stability of the worlds proceed—making worship a participation in that sustaining power.

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

By emphasizing Śakti as the source of manifestation and sustenance, it implies Shiva-tattva as Pati—the transcendent Lord whose immanent efficacy operates through Śakti, maintaining dharma and the cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual emphasis falls on Pitṛ-karma (ancestral observances) and āśrama-dharma; yogically, it supports the Pāśupata view that worldly order is upheld by Śakti, which the pashu must align with through discipline and devotion to Pati.