Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

वह्नेश्चैव तु संयोगात् प्रकृत्य पुरुषः प्रभुः नीलश् च लोहितश्चैव यतः कालाकृतिः पुमान्

Transliteration

vahneścaiva tu saṃyogāt prakṛtya puruṣaḥ prabhuḥ nīlaś ca lohitaścaiva yataḥ kālākṛtiḥ pumān

Translation

അഗ്നിയുമായുള്ള സംയോഗത്താൽ, പ്രകൃതിയോടൊന്നായ പ്രഭു പുരുഷൻ പ്രത്യക്ഷനാകുന്നു. അവനിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ നീലവും ലോഹിതവും എന്ന രൂപങ്ങളും, കാലസ്വരൂപനായ പുരുഷനും ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ): of Fire/Agni

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• तु (tu): moreover

• संयोगात् (saṃyogāt): from conjunction/union

• प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā): with Prakṛti (primordial Nature)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the Puruṣa (Conscious Principle)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord/Sovereign

• नीलः (nīlaḥ): blue/dark-hued aspect

• च (ca): and

• लोहितः (lohitaḥ): red/ruddy aspect

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• यतः (yataḥ): from whom/from which source

• काल-आकृतिः (kāla-ākṛtiḥ): having the form of Time

• पुमान् (pumān): the Person (personal principle).

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Prakriti
• Purusha
• Kala

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising from the Lord’s union with Prakṛti, with Agni as a catalytic principle—supporting Linga worship as adoration of the Pati who manifests the cosmos yet remains its sovereign source.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as the Prabhu Puruṣa: the conscious Lord who, through association with Prakṛti, projects differentiated powers (blue/red aspects) and even Kāla (Time), showing Him as Pati who governs both manifestation and temporality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Implicitly, it points to Agni-linked Shaiva sādhanā (homa/inner fire) and Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: recognize Kāla as Shiva’s manifestation, then seek liberation of the paśu by turning awareness from time-bound change to the timeless Pati.