Shloka 149

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

ते सत्त्वस्य च योगेन सृष्टाः सत्त्वोद्भवाः स्मृताः ऊर्ध्वस्रोतास्तृतीयो वै देवसर्गस्तु स स्मृतः

Transliteration

te sattvasya ca yogena sṛṣṭāḥ sattvodbhavāḥ smṛtāḥ ūrdhvasrotāstṛtīyo vai devasargastu sa smṛtaḥ

Translation

സത്ത്വത്തിന്റെ യോഗത്താൽ അവർ സൃഷ്ടിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; അതിനാൽ അവർ സത്ത്വോദ്ഭവരെന്ന് സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അവർ തന്നെയാണ് ‘ഊർധ്വസ്രോതസ്’; ഇതുതന്നെ മൂന്നാം സൃഷ്ടി—ദേവസർഗം—എന്ന് പ്രസിദ്ധം.

Word by Word

• ते (te): they

• सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya): of sattva, purity/illumination

• च (ca): and

• योगेन (yogena): by conjunction/union, by the integrating power

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ): created, manifested

• सत्त्वोद्भवाः (sattvodbhavāḥ): arisen from sattva

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): are remembered/known as

• ऊर्ध्वस्रोताः (ūrdhvasrotāḥ): upward-streaming, tending upward (toward higher realms)

• तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ): third

• वै (vai): indeed

• देवसर्गः (devasargaḥ): creation of the gods

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• सः (saḥ): that

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is called/known as

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation sequence as taught within the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the devas as a sattva-born, upward-oriented creation—supporting the Shaiva view that worship (especially of the Linga) purifies the pashu through sattva, making consciousness ‘ūrdhvasrotas’ and fit for approaching Pati (Shiva).

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

By classifying devas as sattva-origin and upward-flowing, the verse implies a graded cosmos beneath the supreme Pati; Shiva-tattva stands beyond the gunas, while sattva functions as a clarifying medium through which beings align toward the higher, Shaiva order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights the yogic principle of cultivating sattva—purity, steadiness, and illumination—which in Pashupata-oriented discipline supports upward movement of prana and mind (ūrdhvasrotas), aiding devotion and inner worship of the Linga.