Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

अनुपृक्तावभूतां ताव् ओतप्रोतौ परस्परम् गुणसाम्ये लयो ज्ञेयो वैषम्ये सृष्टिरुच्यते

Transliteration

anupṛktāvabhūtāṃ tāv otaprotau parasparam guṇasāmye layo jñeyo vaiṣamye sṛṣṭirucyate

Translation

Esos dos—Prakṛti (el campo de los guṇa) y Puruṣa (el principio consciente interior)—permanecen entretejidos, como urdimbre y trama. Cuando los guṇa están en equilibrio, debe entenderse la disolución (laya); cuando se vuelven desiguales, se declara que surge la creación (sṛṣṭi).

Word by Word

• अनुपृक्तौ: intimately mingled

• अभूताम्: having become/being in that state

• तौ: those two

• ओतप्रोतौ: interwoven (like warp and woof)

• परस्परम्: with each other/mutually

• गुणसाम्ये: in the state of equilibrium of the guṇas

• लयः: dissolution/absorption

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known/understood

• वैषम्ये: in inequality/imbalance

• सृष्टिः: creation/manifestation

• उच्यते: is said/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation and dissolution as movements of the guṇas within Prakṛti, while the supreme Pati (Shiva) remains the transcendent regulator—guiding the devotee to worship the Linga as the stable ground beyond guṇic fluctuation.

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

By implying that guṇic balance/imbalance governs manifest cycles, it points to Shiva-tattva as the Pati who is not produced by guṇas, yet presides over their order—allowing sṛṣṭi and drawing all back into laya.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: cultivate sāttvika steadiness and inner equipoise (guna-sāmya) through japa, dhyāna, and Linga-upāsanā, reducing guṇic turbulence that drives outward bondage (pāśa).