Shloka 87

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

Devanagari script

उत्पन्नाः प्रतिभात्मानो जगतां स्थितिहेतवः नारप्स्यन्ते च कर्माणि तापत्रयविवर्जिताः

Transliteration

utpannāḥ pratibhātmāno jagatāṃ sthitihetavaḥ nārapsyante ca karmāṇi tāpatrayavivarjitāḥ

Translation

അവർ ദീപ്തമായ ആത്മബോധത്തോടെ ജനിച്ച് ലോകസ്ഥിതിയുടെ കാരണമായി; ത്രിതാപവിമുക്തരായതിനാൽ ബന്ധനകരമായ കർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുകയില്ല।

Word by Word

• utpannāḥ: born/manifested

• pratibhātmānaḥ: radiant or illumined selves (self-aware beings)

• jagatām: of the worlds

• sthiti-hetavaḥ: causes of stability/sustenance

• na: not

• ārapsyante: will commence/undertake (here: will engage in)

• ca: and

• karmāṇi: actions/ritual acts/karma (bond-producing activity)

• tāpatraya: the threefold suffering (ādhyātmika, ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika)

• vivarjitāḥ: devoid of/removed from

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s cosmic order: those aligned with Shiva-tattva (Pati) become stabilizers of the worlds and cease producing bondage-creating karma—an inner goal that Linga-puja is meant to cultivate.

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati is the ground of stability (sthiti). Nearness to that consciousness yields “pratibhā” (illumined awareness) and freedom from tāpatraya, indicating liberation from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented insight: through Shiva-centered sādhanā (including Linga-puja and yogic restraint), one becomes free from tāpatraya and avoids karma that rebinds the paśu.