Shloka 14

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

प्रभवे चापरार्धस्य परार्धप्रभवे नमः नमः पुराणप्रभवे सर्गाणां प्रभवे नमः

Transliteration

prabhave cāparārdhasya parārdhaprabhave namaḥ namaḥ purāṇaprabhave sargāṇāṃ prabhave namaḥ

Translation

Salutations to the Lord who is the Source of the latter half of cosmic time and the Source of the former half as well. Salutations to Him who is the very Origin of the Purāṇic revelation; salutations to the Source from whom all creations (sarga) arise.

Word by Word

• prabhave: to the Source, the Origin (Pati)

• ca: and

• aparārdhasya: of the later half (of an aeon/measure of time)

• parārdha-prabhave: to the Source of the former half

• namaḥ: salutations

• purāṇa-prabhave: to the Originator/ground of the Purāṇas (sacred transmission)

• sargāṇām: of creations, emanations

• prabhave: to the Source

• namaḥ: salutations

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a stuti within the Linga Purana’s creation-focused section)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the absolute Prabhava (Source) of time and creation, establishing the Linga as the sign of the Pati beyond all cosmic divisions—hence worthy of continuous namaskāra and worship.

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

Shiva is praised as the transcendent cause behind both halves of cosmic time and as the fountainhead of sacred revelation (Purāṇas), indicating Pati as both the ground of knowledge and the origin of manifestation (sarga).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Repeated “namaḥ” emphasizes japa-like salutations and stuti as a core limb of Shiva-bhakti; in a Pāśupata orientation it supports smaraṇa and mantra-centered worship directed to Pati as the liberator of the paśu from pāśa.