Shloka 60

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

प्रसर्गकाले स्थित्वा तु ग्रसन्त्येताः परस्परम् एवं परस्परोत्पन्ना धारयन्ति परस्परम्

Transliteration

prasargakāle sthitvā tu grasantyetāḥ parasparam evaṃ parasparotpannā dhārayanti parasparam

Translation

Pero en el tiempo de la disolución (pralaya), estos principios permanecen un instante y luego se devoran unos a otros. Así, nacidos mutuamente, también se sostienen entre sí—hasta ser reabsorbidos en un orden superior, bajo el gobierno de Pati (Śiva).

Word by Word

• प्रसर्ग-काले: at the time of dissolution/withdrawal

• स्थित्वा: having remained/standing

• तु: indeed/but

• ग्रसन्ति: they swallow/devour

• एताः: these (tattvas/elements)

• परस्परम्: one another/mutually

• एवम्: thus

• परस्पर-उत्पन्नाः: arisen from one another, mutually originated

• धारयन्ति: they support/sustain/hold

• परस्परम्: one another

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as a dependent play of tattvas that finally withdraw into the Supreme Pati; Linga worship trains the mind to see Śiva as the stable ground beyond mutual change and dissolution.

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

By implication, Śiva-tattva is the transcendent regulator of dissolution and reabsorption—while the created principles mutually arise, sustain, and consume each other, Pati remains the ultimate terminus of laya.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tattva-vicāra leading to laya (absorption): a Pāśupata-oriented contemplation where the yogin traces elements back through mutual causality, loosening pāśa (bondage) so the paśu (soul) turns toward Pati (Śiva).