Shloka 26

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाब्रवीद्भूयः पितामहमिदं हरिः भगवानेवमेवाहं शाश्वतं हि ममोदरम्

Transliteration

evamuktvābravīdbhūyaḥ pitāmahamidaṃ hariḥ bhagavānevamevāhaṃ śāśvataṃ hi mamodaram

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം ഭഗവാൻ ഹരി വീണ്ടും പിതാമഹനോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—“ഭഗവാനേ, ഞാനും അങ്ങനെ തന്നേ; എന്റെ ഉദരം (ഗർഭാധാരം) ശാശ്വതമാണ്।”

Word by Word

• evam: thus

• uktvā: having said

• bravīt: spoke/said

• bhūyaḥ: again

• pitāmaham: to Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

• idaṃ: this

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord

• evam eva: just so/indeed thus

• aham: I

• śāśvatam: eternal

• hi: indeed

• mama: my

• udaram: womb/belly, source/abode

Speaker

Hari (Vishnu) addressing Pitamaha (Brahma) within Suta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames the “eternal source” behind creation as beginningless, preparing the theology in which the Linga signifies the timeless ground (Pati) from which manifest worlds arise.

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

Though spoken by Hari, the verse supports the Purāṇic movement toward an eternal, unoriginated source—aligned with Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati, prior to the created functions associated with Brahmā and Viṣṇu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the takeaway is contemplative—meditation on the eternal source (śāśvata-kāraṇa) that the Linga iconically represents, a foundation for Pāśupata orientation toward Pati.