Shloka 47

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

तथान्या बहवः सृष्टास् तया नार्यः सहस्रशः रुद्रैश्चैव महादेवस् ताभिस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरः

Transliteration

tathānyā bahavaḥ sṛṣṭās tayā nāryaḥ sahasraśaḥ rudraiścaiva mahādevas tābhistribhuvaneśvaraḥ

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ສິ່ງອື່ນໆອີກຫຼາຍຢ່າງຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນ; ໂດຍນາງ ບັນດາແມ່ຍິງກໍເກີດຂຶ້ນເປັນພັນໆ. ແລະ ມະຫາເທວະ—ພ້ອມດ້ວຍພວກຣຸດຣະ—ໄດ້ສະຖິດແລະປະຕິບັດກັບນາງເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ໃນຖານະພຣະເຈົ້າແຫ່ງສາມໂລກ.

Word by Word

• tathā: thus/so

• anyāḥ: others (feminine beings)

• bahavaḥ: many

• sṛṣṭāḥ: created/emitted

• tayā: by her/through her (Śakti)

• nāryaḥ: women

• sahasraśaḥ: by the thousands

• rudraiḥ: with the Rudras

• ca eva: and indeed

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (Śiva)

• tābhiḥ: with them (those women)

• tribhuvaneśvaraḥ: Lord of the three worlds

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account within the Purva-Bhaga framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Rudras
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It frames Mahādeva as Tribhuvaneśvara—the sovereign source behind manifestation—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the transcendent Pati who grounds all creation through Śakti.

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

Śiva is presented as Mahādeva and lord of all realms, functioning through the Rudras and in conjunction with Śakti—showing Shiva-tattva as both transcendent ruler (Pati) and immanent power guiding sṛṣṭi.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this verse; the key takeaway is the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that sṛṣṭi proceeds by Śakti under the lordship of Pati—an orientation foundational to Pāśupata Yoga and Linga-pūjā contemplation.