Shloka 13

अलिङ्ग-लिङ्ग-निरूपणं तथा प्राकृत-सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तामजां लोहितां शुक्लां कृष्णामेकां बहुप्रजाम् जनित्रीमनुशेते स्म जुषमाणः स्वरूपिणीम्

Transliteration

tāmajāṃ lohitāṃ śuklāṃ kṛṣṇāmekāṃ bahuprajām janitrīmanuśete sma juṣamāṇaḥ svarūpiṇīm

Translation

He lay with that Unborn Mother, Ajā—one yet manifold—appearing as red, white, and black, abundantly creative, the universal genetrix; delighting in Her, he abided with the very Śakti that is his own essential form.

Word by Word

• tām: her/that (Goddess)

• ajām: the Unborn (Prakṛti/Śakti)

• lohitām: red-hued

• śuklām: white-hued

• kṛṣṇām: black-hued

• ekām: one

• bahu-prajām: having many progeny/creating many beings

• janitrīm: the mother, generatrix

• anuśete sma: lay with/abided closely with

• juṣamāṇaḥ: enjoying, delighting in, honoring

• svarūpiṇīm: she whose nature is (his) own essential form / the embodiment of his own svarūpa

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Prakriti

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising from Shiva’s inseparable union with Shakti—supporting the Linga as the sign of Pati (Shiva) whose power (Shakti) manifests the worlds and all beings.

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

Shiva is shown as Pati who remains one, yet expresses multiplicity through his own svarupa as Shakti; the many-colored Mother indicates the guna-based display that unfolds without compromising Shiva’s essential unity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes contemplative recognition of Shiva-Shakti non-separation—central to Pashupata-oriented meditation where the yogin discerns Pati beyond pasha while honoring Shakti as the operative power in srishti.