Shloka 26

अलिङ्ग-लिङ्ग-निरूपणं तथा प्राकृत-सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

वैकारिकः सात्त्विको वै युगपत्सम्प्रवर्तते सर्गस् तथाप्यहंकाराद् एवमत्र प्रकीर्तितः

Transliteration

vaikārikaḥ sāttviko vai yugapatsampravartate sargas tathāpyahaṃkārād evamatra prakīrtitaḥ

Translation

ವೈಕಾರಿಕ (ಸಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕ) ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಯುಗಪದವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಆದರೂ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಅದು ಅಹಂಕಾರ ತತ್ತ್ವದಿಂದಲೇ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತವಾಗಿದೆ।

Word by Word

• वैकारिकः: vaikārika, the sāttvika modification (of ahaṃkāra)

• सात्त्विकः: sāttvika, endowed with sattva-guṇa

• वै: indeed

• युगपत्: simultaneously

• सम्प्रवर्तते: proceeds, comes forth into activity

• सर्गः: creation, emanation

• तथापि: nevertheless, yet

• अहंकारात्: from ahaṃkāra (ego-principle)

• एवम्: thus, in this way

• अत्र: here (in this teaching)

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed, is stated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological doctrine as taught in the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as proceeding from ahaṃkāra and the guṇas; in Linga worship, the devotee turns from this guṇa-born outward evolution back toward the Linga as Pati—Shiva beyond guṇas—thus loosening pasha (bondage).

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

By describing sāttvika creation as a product of ahaṃkāra, it implicitly contrasts Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who is not produced by ahaṃkāra or guṇas, but is the ground enabling their operation and their dissolution.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ahaṃkāra-kṣaya (attenuation of egoity) is implied: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, one offers the sense of “I” into the Linga through japa, dhyāna, and inner renunciation, recognizing the guṇa-sarga as contingent and Shiva as the liberating Pati.