Shloka 41

Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सोममयं चैव अमृतं जीवसंज्ञितम् चतुष्पादा भविष्यन्ति श्वेतत्वं चास्य तेन तत्

Transliteration

tasmātsomamayaṃ caiva amṛtaṃ jīvasaṃjñitam catuṣpādā bhaviṣyanti śvetatvaṃ cāsya tena tat

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് സോമമയമായതുതന്നെ അമൃതം; അതേ ‘ജീവ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു. അതിൽ നിന്നാണ് ജീവികൾ ചതുഷ്പദരാകുന്നത്; ആ സോമസ്വഭാവം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അവരുടെ ശ്വേതത്വം ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that

• सोममयम्: made of Soma, lunar essence

• च एव: and indeed

• अमृतम्: deathless, ambrosial nectar

• जीवसंज्ञितम्: designated as jīva (life-principle)

• चतुष्पादाः: four-footed beings

• भविष्यन्ति: will come into being/shall arise

• श्वेतत्वम्: whiteness, pale/white coloration

• च अस्य: and of it/for them

• तेन: by that, due to that

• तत्: that (result/condition)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the Sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

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

It links creation and embodied life (jīva) to a subtle, ambrosial essence (Soma), reminding the worshipper that all pashus (souls in embodiment) arise within Shiva’s ordered cosmos and are to be returned to Pati through purification and devotion.

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

Indirectly: it presents the life-principle as sustained by a divine, nectar-like essence within creation, implying Shiva-tattva as the transcendent ground that empowers such essences while remaining the sovereign Pati beyond the pasha-bound conditions of embodied beings.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Soma-oriented purity symbolism used in Shaiva puja (cooling, sattvic consecrations) and in yogic discipline—stabilizing prāṇa and mind so the pashu may loosen pasha and turn toward Pati (Shiva).