Shloka 67

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

भवान्न नूनमात्मानं वेत्ति लोकप्रभुं विभुम् ब्रह्माणं लोककर्तारं मां न वेत्सि सनातनम्

Transliteration

bhavānna nūnamātmānaṃ vetti lokaprabhuṃ vibhum brahmāṇaṃ lokakartāraṃ māṃ na vetsi sanātanam

Translation

Surely you do not truly know your own Self—the all-pervading Lord of the worlds. You do not recognize me, the eternal One, as Brahmā, the creator and ordainer of the worlds.

Word by Word

• bhavān: you

• na nūnam: surely not/indeed not

• ātmānam: your own Self

• vetti: know (you know)

• lokaprabhum: Lord of the worlds

• vibhum: the all-pervading, sovereign one

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā (the cosmic creator)

• lokakartāram: maker/creator of the worlds

• mām: me

• na vetsi: you do not know/recognize

• sanātanam: the eternal one

Speaker

Brahma (speaking in admonition, asserting cosmic identity within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames true worship as right recognition: the Lord symbolized by the Linga is the all-pervading Pati, not merely a limited deity of one realm; ignorance of that supremacy is the core obstacle.

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

By stressing the all-pervading Lordship and eternality (vibhu, sanātana), it points to Shiva-tattva as the supreme, pervasive Pati—known through inner recognition rather than external rank or cosmic office.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A jñāna-oriented Pashupata emphasis: self-inquiry and recognition of the Pati as the inner Self (ātma-jñāna) as the foundation that makes Linga-pūjā spiritually effective.