Shloka 8

अघोरस्य प्रादुर्भावः कुमारकचतुष्टयं च योगमार्गः

Devanagari script

अघोरं तु ततो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मरूपं व्यचिन्तयत् तथा वै ध्यायमानस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

aghoraṃ tu tato brahmā brahmarūpaṃ vyacintayat tathā vai dhyāyamānasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

次いでブラフマーは、アゴーラ—シヴァの非怖にして吉祥なる原理—を、ブラフマンそのものの形相として観想した。かくしてパラメーシュティンたるブラフマーが禅定に没している間、その覚知は恐れと束縛を超えた至上の実在に安住した。

Word by Word

• अघोरम्: Aghora (the non-fierce, auspicious aspect of Shiva)

• तु: indeed/then

• ततः: thereafter

• ब्रह्मा: Brahma

• ब्रह्मरूपम्: as the form of Brahman/the absolute

• व्यचिन्तयत्: contemplated/considered

• तथा: thus

• वै: verily

• ध्यायमानस्य: of one meditating/while meditating

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahma

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (the supreme lord among created beings)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Brahma’s inner contemplation)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion as rooted in contemplation of Shiva as Aghora—auspicious, fear-transcending Brahman—so worship begins with inner recognition of Pati (Lord) as the supreme reality.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as Aghora and simultaneously Brahma-rūpa (Brahman itself): the supreme, non-dual ground that liberates the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage) through right knowledge and meditation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (meditative absorption) is emphasized—an inner Pāśupata-oriented practice where the mind is fixed on Shiva as the auspicious, bondage-transcending absolute.