Shloka 9
Adhyaya 75: Nishkala–Sakala Shiva, Twofold Linga, and the Supremacy of Dhyana-Yajna
Devanagari script
प्रकृतिस्तस्य पत्नी च पुरुषो लिङ्गमुच्यते वक्त्राद्वै ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे ब्रह्मा च भगवान्प्रभुः
Transliteration
prakṛtistasya patnī ca puruṣo liṅgamucyate vaktrādvai brāhmaṇāḥ sarve brahmā ca bhagavānprabhuḥ
Translation
प्रकृति उसकी पत्नी कही गई है और पुरुष को लिङ्ग—परम चिह्न—कहा जाता है। उसके मुख से समस्त ब्राह्मण उत्पन्न हुए; वहीं से भगवान् प्रभु ब्रह्मा भी प्रकट हुए।
Word by Word
prakṛtiḥPrakṛti (primordial Nature/Śakti)
prakṛtiḥ:
tasyaof Him (the Supreme/Pati)
tasya:
patnīconsort
patnī:
caand
ca:
puruṣaḥPuruṣa (pure Consciousness)
puruṣaḥ:
liṅgamLiṅga (mark/sign, the aniconic emblem of Śiva-tattva)
liṅgam:
ucyateis said/declared
ucyate:
vaktrātfrom the mouth/face
vaktrāt:
vaiindeed
vai:
brāhmaṇāḥBrāhmaṇas (priestly order)
brāhmaṇāḥ:
sarveall
sarve:
brahmāBrahmā (cosmic creator)
brahmā:
caand
ca:
bhagavānthe Blessed Lord
bhagavān:
prabhuḥlord/sovereign
prabhuḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga account of creation and manifestation to the sages of Naimisharanya)