Shloka 8

अलिङ्ग-लिङ्ग-निरूपणं तथा प्राकृत-सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

यथावत्कथिताश्चैव तस्माद्ब्रह्म स्वयं जगत् अलिङ्गी भगवान् बीजी स एव परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

yathāvatkathitāścaiva tasmādbrahma svayaṃ jagat aliṅgī bhagavān bījī sa eva parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Ainsi, comme il a été justement proclamé, ce Brahman même devient l’univers. Le Seigneur Bienheureux—porteur de la semence comme cause, et pourtant Aliṅga (sans signe)—lui seul est Parameśvara, le Pati au-delà de tout lien.

Word by Word

• यथावत्: rightly, in due manner

• कथिताः: declared, spoken

• च एव: and indeed

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that principle

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Absolute

• स्वयं: itself, by its own power

• जगत्: the world, cosmos

• अलिङ्गी: without a mark/sign, beyond attributes

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• बीजी: seed-bearing, the causal seed/source

• सः एव: He alone

• परमेश्वरः: Supreme Lord, Parameśvara (Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the Sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahman
• Parameshvara

FAQs

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

It establishes that Shiva is fundamentally aliṅga (beyond all signs), while the Linga functions as a sacred support for worship of the transcendent Parameśvara who becomes the cosmos.

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

Shiva is presented as Parameśvara (Pati): the seed-cause of manifestation (bījī) yet untouched by limiting attributes (aliṅgī), indicating transcendence along with sovereign creative power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to contemplative worship (dhyāna) central to Pashupata Yoga—meditating on the formless Pati while using the Linga as an aid for steadiness and inner realization.