Shloka 5

ऋषिकृत-रुद्रस्तुतिः तथा संहाराग्नि-प्रश्नः

Kāma–Krodha–Lobha and the Fire of Dissolution

Devanagari script

आत्मा च सर्वभूतानां सांख्यैः पुरुष उच्यते पर्वतानां महामेरुर् नक्षत्राणां च चन्द्रमाः

Transliteration

ātmā ca sarvabhūtānāṃ sāṃkhyaiḥ puruṣa ucyate parvatānāṃ mahāmerur nakṣatrāṇāṃ ca candramāḥ

Translation

He is the very Self (Ātman) of all beings; by the Sāṅkhya seers He is called the Puruṣa. Among mountains He is Mahāmeru, and among the stars He is the Moon.

Word by Word

• आत्मा (ātmā): Self, indwelling consciousness

• च (ca): and

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām): of all beings

• सांख्यैः (sāṃkhyaiḥ): by the Sāṅkhya thinkers/seers

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the transcendent Person, conscious principle

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said/called

• पर्वतानाम् (parvatānām): among mountains

• महामेरुः (mahāmeruḥ): the great Meru, cosmic axis

• नक्षत्राणाम् (nakṣatrāṇām): among the constellations/stars

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ): the Moon

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching through traditional cosmological praise of Shiva as Pati)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Atman
• Purusha
• Mahameru
• Chandra

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the indwelling Ātman and cosmic axis (Mahāmeru), supporting Linga worship as contemplation of the all-pervading Pati present within and throughout the cosmos.

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

Shiva is identified with the Self of all beings and the Puruṣa recognized by Sāṅkhya—signifying the supreme conscious principle (Pati) who transcends bondage (pāśa) while pervading the pashus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative practice is implied: meditate on Shiva as Ātman-Puruṣa within the heart while visualizing His cosmic form as the stabilizing axis (Meru) and luminous guide (Moon).