Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 168
Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्
अबुद्धिपूर्वकाः सर्गाः प्राकृतास्तु त्रयः स्मृताः बुद्धिपूर्वं प्रवर्तन्ते षट् पुनर्ब्रह्मणस्तु ते
abuddhipūrvakāḥ sargāḥ prākṛtāstu trayaḥ smṛtāḥ buddhipūrvaṃ pravartante ṣaṭ punarbrahmaṇastu te
Tres creaciones se recuerdan como «prākṛta», surgidas sin que antes se manifestara la buddhi (intelecto). Pero otras seis creaciones avanzan teniendo al intelecto como precedente: estas son, en verdad, las creaciones de Brahmā, el demiurgo cósmico, que obra bajo el Señor (Pati) que otorga poder a la manifestación.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
By distinguishing prākṛta (nature-driven) creation from buddhi-led (ordered) creation, the verse supports Linga worship as aligning the devotee’s buddhi toward Pati (Śiva), the transcendent source who regulates manifestation beyond Prakṛti.
Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the empowering, governing consciousness behind Brahmā’s intellect-led creation—showing that even cosmic intellect (buddhi) functions through the Lord’s lordship, not independently.
The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: refine buddhi through mantra, dhyāna, and Linga-upāsanā so the pashu (soul) disentangles from prakṛti-driven impulses (pāśa) and turns toward Pati.