Shloka 49

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

असादृश्यमिदं व्यक्तं निर्माणं च पृथक्पृथक् संसारस्य च कर्तृत्वं ब्राह्मम् एतद् अनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

asādṛśyamidaṃ vyaktaṃ nirmāṇaṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak saṃsārasya ca kartṛtvaṃ brāhmam etad anuttamam

Translation

This manifested world is marked by dissimilarity—its formations arise distinct and separate. And the agency that drives the revolving cycle of saṃsāra is called “Brahmic” (brāhma), a supreme principle of cosmic ordering; yet in Shaiva understanding it ultimately operates only under Pati, Lord Śiva, who alone stands beyond all becoming.

Word by Word

• असादृश्यम्: dissimilarity, non-uniformity

• इदम्: this

• व्यक्तम्: manifested, evident

• निर्माणम्: formation, construction, created arrangement

• च: and

• पृथक्-पृथक्: separately, in distinct divisions

• संसारस्य: of saṃsāra (cycle of transmigration)

• च: and

• कर्तृत्वम्: doership, agency

• ब्राह्मम्: pertaining to Brahmā/Brahman, Brahmic ordering principle

• एतत्: this

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Brahma-aligned cosmological teaching within the Purva-Bhaga creation context)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames the world as a differentiated, constructed manifestation bound to saṃsāra and doership—preparing the devotee to seek the Linga as the sign of Pati (Śiva), the transcendent reality beyond worldly divisions.

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

By highlighting manifested diversity and saṃsāric agency as ‘Brahmic’ (cosmic ordering), it implicitly contrasts Shiva-tattva as the unsurpassed Pati who is not confined to constructed forms or karmic doership, but is the ultimate ground enabling and exceeding them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is Pāśupata-oriented disidentification from kartṛtva (doership): through Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and contemplative absorption, the pashu (soul) loosens pāśa (bondage) and turns toward Pati (Śiva).