Shloka 7

Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

उवाच भगवान्देवो मधुरं श्लक्ष्णया गिरा भो भो हिरण्यगर्भ त्वां त्वां च कृष्ण ब्रवीम्यहम्

Transliteration

uvāca bhagavāndevo madhuraṃ ślakṣṇayā girā bho bho hiraṇyagarbha tvāṃ tvāṃ ca kṛṣṇa bravīmyaham

Translation

ಭಗವಾನ್ ದೇವರು ಮಧುರವಾದ ಮೃದು ವಾಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು— “ಓ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭ (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ)! ಮತ್ತು ನೀನೂ, ಹೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣ—ನಾನು ಹೇಳುವುದನ್ನು ಕೇಳು.”

Word by Word

• उवाच: spoke

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord (Pati, Śiva)

• देवः: the Deva, the shining Lord

• मधुरम्: sweetly

• श्लक्ष्णया: gently, softly

• गिरा: with speech/voice

• भो भो: O! O! (a direct address)

• हिरण्यगर्भ: Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā, the cosmic creator)

• त्वाम् त्वाम्: you, you (emphatic address)

• च: and

• कृष्ण: Kṛṣṇa (the dark-hued one

• ब्रवीमि: I speak, I declare

• अहम्: I

Speaker

Shiva (Bhagavān Deva, Pati)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Krishna (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva (Pati) as the authoritative speaker who instructs even Brahmā and Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu—supporting the Linga Purana’s theme that Linga-worship rests on Shiva’s supreme revelatory command.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign yet compassionate: the Lord addresses the cosmic powers with “sweet and gentle speech,” indicating mastery without harshness—grace (anugraha) guiding creation and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named in this line; the verse functions as a narrative doorway to instruction—typical of Pāśupata-oriented teaching where the Pati first calls the devas to attentive listening before revealing dharma, pūjā-vidhi, or yogic discipline.