Shloka 58

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

एवं भवतु चेत्युक्त्वा प्रीतात्मा गतमत्सरः प्रत्यासन्नम् अथायान्तं बालार्काभं महाननम्

Transliteration

evaṃ bhavatu cetyuktvā prītātmā gatamatsaraḥ pratyāsannam athāyāntaṃ bālārkābhaṃ mahānanam

Translation

Diciendo: «Así sea», se alegró en su interior, libre de celos; y entonces vio acercarse a uno de gran rostro, resplandeciente como el sol recién nacido.

Word by Word

• एवं: thus

• भवतु: let it be

• चेत्: indeed/so

• उक्त्वा: having said

• प्रीतात्मा: gladdened in heart

• गतमत्सरः: with jealousy departed, free from envy

• प्रत्यासन्नम्: near, close at hand

• अथ: then

• आयान्तम्: coming, approaching

• बालार्काभम्: having the splendor of the young (rising) sun

• महाननम्: great-faced, broad-visaged

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana; internal speaker not explicit in this single verse)

FAQs

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

It highlights the inner prerequisite for sacred encounter—when the devotee (pashu) drops matsarya and becomes prītātmā, the path opens for proximity (pratyāsanna) to Shiva’s auspicious presence, which underlies authentic Linga-upāsanā.

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

Through the imagery of bālārka-ābhā (rising-sun radiance) and mahānana (vast, all-encompassing visage), it hints at Shiva-tattva as self-luminous consciousness (prakāśa) that draws near by anugraha when impurities like envy subside.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pāśupata-aligned discipline is implied: purification of bhāva—especially removal of matsarya—so the sādhaka becomes fit for darśana and for steady worship (pūjā) performed with a non-competitive, surrendered mind.