Shloka 11

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

अहङ्कारमहङ्कारात् तन्मात्राणि तु तत्र वै इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियादेव लीलया परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

ahaṅkāramahaṅkārāt tanmātrāṇi tu tatra vai indriyāṇīndriyādeva līlayā parameśvaram

Translation

Del ahaṅkāra (principio del yo) surge de nuevo el ahaṅkāra; de éste nacen los tanmātras (elementos sutiles). De los tanmātras nacen los indriyas (órganos de percepción y acción). Así, por su sola līlā, el Supremo Señor (Parameśvara)—el Pati más allá de todos los tattvas—manifiesta todo el aparato de la experiencia para el paśu (alma atada).

Word by Word

• अहङ्कारम्: the ego-principle

• अहङ्कारात्: from (that) ahaṅkāra

• तन्मात्राणि: subtle elements (sound, touch, form, taste, smell)

• तु: indeed

• तत्र: from that/therein

• वै: certainly

• इन्द्रियाणि: sense and action organs

• इन्द्रियात् एव: from the (preceding) principle of indriya/tanmātra itself (as the next evolute)

• लीलया: by divine play, effortlessly

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord, Parameśvara (Śiva as Pati)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Parameshvara
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as Śiva’s līlā: the senses and subtle elements arise under Parameśvara’s sovereignty, so Linga-worship trains the devotee to withdraw from indriya-driven pasha and re-center on Pati, the Lord symbolized by the Linga.

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

Śiva is indicated as Parameśvara who stands beyond the evolutes (ahaṅkāra, tanmātras, indriyas), yet manifests them effortlessly; He is Pati—transcendent and immanent—governing the paśu’s field of experience without being bound by it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline: sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha) and tattva-viveka, using Linga-upāsanā and meditation to move from bondage (pāśa) toward recognition of Pati (Śiva).