Shloka 7

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

अव्याकृतमिदं त्वासीन् नैशेन तमसा वृतम् चतुर्भागावशिष्टे ऽस्मिन् लोके नष्टे विशेषतः

Transliteration

avyākṛtamidaṃ tvāsīn naiśena tamasā vṛtam caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭe 'smin loke naṣṭe viśeṣataḥ

Translation

その時、これら一切は未顕（アヴィヤークリタ）の状態にあり、宇宙の夜の闇に覆われていた。この世界が—まるで四分の一だけを残すかのように—とりわけ融解すると、諸々の差別は失われた。

Word by Word

• avyākṛtam: unmanifest, undifferentiated

• idam: this (universe)

• tu: indeed

• āsīt: was/existed

• naiśena: belonging to night, nocturnal

• tamasā: by darkness/ignorance

• vṛtam: covered, enveloped

• catur-bhāga: four parts/quarters

• avaśiṣṭe: remaining

• asmin: in this

• loke: world

• naṣṭe: destroyed, dissolved

• viśeṣataḥ: particularly, distinctly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the pre-creation condition as avyakṛta (undifferentiated) and tamas-covered, implying that the Linga points to Shiva as Pati—the transcendent ground that remains when worldly distinctions dissolve.

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

By describing dissolution into the unmanifest and the loss of distinctions, the verse indirectly indicates Shiva-tattva as that which is prior to vishesha (differentiation) and untouched by pralaya—Pati beyond pasha-bound manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pashupata Yoga: withdrawing from tamas and vishesha-driven identification, contemplating the unmanifest source and Shiva as the steady Pati through cycles of srishti and pralaya.