Shloka 46

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

आशु द्वाराणि सर्वाणि पिहितानि समन्ततः ततो मया महाभाग संचिन्त्य स्वेन तेजसा

Transliteration

āśu dvārāṇi sarvāṇi pihitāni samantataḥ tato mayā mahābhāga saṃcintya svena tejasā

Translation

Aussitôt, toutes les portes furent closes de toutes parts. Alors moi, ô très fortuné, je méditai et résolus d’agir par mon propre tejas, ma splendeur intérieure.

Word by Word

• आशु: swiftly

• द्वाराणि: gates/doors

• सर्वाणि: all

• पिहितानि: closed/shut

• समन्ततः: on all sides/everywhere

• ततः: then/thereupon

• मया: by me/I

• महाभाग: O noble one/O greatly fortunate one

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected/considered

• स्वेन: by one’s own/with my own

• तेजसा: by radiance/energy/spiritual potency (tejas)

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal first-person account within the Linga Purana’s Purva-Bhaga narrative)

FAQs

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

It highlights that when outer access is blocked, the seeker relies on tejas—inner spiritual potency—an idea central to Linga worship where devotion turns inward to Pati (Shiva) beyond external obstacles.

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

By emphasizing tejas, it points to Shiva-tattva as self-luminous power: the Pati who is pure consciousness and radiance, enabling the pashu to move beyond pasha (limitations) through awakened inner force.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic takeaway is dhyāna with sankalpa—reflective concentration that kindles tejas—aligned with Pashupata-oriented inner discipline rather than mere external action.