Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

क्षोभयामास योगेन परेण परमेश्वरः प्रधानं पुरुषं चैव प्रविश्य स महेश्वरः

Transliteration

kṣobhayāmāsa yogena pareṇa parameśvaraḥ pradhānaṃ puruṣaṃ caiva praviśya sa maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Por su Yoga supremo, el Parameśvara agitó a Pradhāna (la Naturaleza primordial) y a Puruṣa (el principio consciente); entrando en ambos, ese Maheśvara puso en marcha el proceso de la creación.

Word by Word

• क्षोभयामास: stirred/agitated into activity

• योगेन: by Yoga (divine integrating power)

• परेण: supreme/transcendent

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord (Pati, Śiva)

• प्रधानं: Pradhāna (primordial Prakṛti)

• पुरुषं: Puruṣa (conscious principle)

• च एव: and indeed

• प्रविश्य: having entered/pervading from within

• स: He/that

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Great Lord, Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account within the Linga Purana framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parameshvara
• Maheshvara
• Pradhana
• Purusha

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga worship in metaphysics: the Linga signifies Pati (Śiva) who pervades and activates Pradhāna and Puruṣa, so worship is directed to the inner Lord who empowers all manifestation.

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

Śiva is shown as Parameśvara and Maheśvara—transcendent yet immanent—who, by supreme Yoga, enters the fundamental principles and initiates their function, remaining the sovereign controller (Pati) beyond Pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights ‘para-yoga’—Śiva’s supreme yogic power as the inner mover; for practitioners, it points to Pāśupata-oriented contemplation of Śiva as the indwelling ruler of body-mind and the tattvas.