Shloka 11
ऋषिकृत-रुद्रस्तुतिः तथा संहाराग्नि-प्रश्नः
Kāma–Krodha–Lobha and the Fire of Dissolution
तेनाग्निना तदा लोका अर्चिर्भिः सर्वतो वृताः तस्मादग्निसमा ह्येते बहवो विकृताग्नयः
tenāgninā tadā lokā arcirbhiḥ sarvato vṛtāḥ tasmādagnisamā hyete bahavo vikṛtāgnayaḥ
Alors, par ce Feu, les mondes furent enveloppés de toutes parts par des langues de flammes. C’est pourquoi surgirent de nombreuses formes altérées du feu—des feux égaux à Agni—se répandant partout.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames Agni as a cosmic power that can pervade all worlds, implying that elemental forces are subordinate to the Supreme Pati (Shiva), whom the Linga signifies as the transcendent ground beyond creation and dissolution.
By depicting many fires arising and filling the worlds, the verse points to the manifest play of tattvas; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such powers function within pāśa (bondage), while Shiva-tattva remains the sovereign Pati who governs them without being consumed by them.
The imagery supports inner Agni-dhyāna and Pashupata discipline: the yogin observes the rise of elemental energies yet seeks refuge in Shiva (Pati), using worship and meditation to loosen pāśa rather than identifying with the consuming fires of change.