Shloka 12
उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः
ब्रह्मा च्रेअतेस् १० सोन्स्; थेय् गेत् पोwएर् फ़्रोम् शिव सिसृक्षमाणो लोकान्वै त्रीनशक्तो ऽसहायवान् दश ब्रह्मा ससर्जादौ मानसानमितौजसः
Brahmā creates 10 sons; they get power from Śiva sisṛkṣamāṇo lokānvai trīnaśakto 'sahāyavān daśa brahmā sasarjādau mānasānamitaujasaḥ
Wishing to bring forth the three worlds, Brahmā—powerless and without support—at the beginning created ten mind-born sons of immeasurable splendor. Their capacity to act in creation arose through the empowering grace of Śiva, the Pati, by whom the work of manifestation becomes possible.
Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological account as received in the Linga Purana tradition)
FAQs
It grounds creation itself in Śiva’s enabling power (anugraha-śakti), implying that worship of the Linga honors the supreme Pati from whom all cosmic functions—creation included—receive their efficacy.
Śiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign reality whose śakti empowers even Brahmā; without that support, the creator is ‘aśakta’ (incapable), highlighting Shiva-tattva as the ultimate source of agency and order.
The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata orientation: effective action (karma) and spiritual progress for the paśu depends on surrender to Pati; in practice this supports Linga-pūjā with bhakti and reliance on Śiva’s grace rather than mere personal effort.