Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

महान्सृष्टिं विकुरुते चोद्यमानः सिसृक्षया संकल्पो ऽध्यवसायश् च तस्य वृत्तिद्वयं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

mahānsṛṣṭiṃ vikurute codyamānaḥ sisṛkṣayā saṃkalpo 'dhyavasāyaś ca tasya vṛttidvayaṃ smṛtam

Translation

സൃഷ്ടി പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള ഇച്ഛയാൽ പ്രേരിതനായി അവൻ മഹാസൃഷ്ടിയെ വികസിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. അവന്റെ പ്രവർത്തനം ദ്വിവിധമെന്ന് സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു—പവിത്ര സംകല്പവും ദൃഢ അധ്യവസായവും.

Word by Word

• महान् (mahān): vast, great

• सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim): creation, manifested cosmos

• विकुरुते (vikurute): unfolds, diversifies, brings forth

• चोद्यमानः (codyamānaḥ): being impelled, urged

• सिसृक्षया (sisṛkṣayā): by the desire/will to create

• संकल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ): intention, formative resolve

• अध्यवसायः (adhyavasāyaḥ): firm determination, decisive volition

• च (ca): and

• तस्य (tasya): of him/of that (principle)

• वृत्तिद्वयम् (vṛttidvayam): twofold function/operation

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam): is remembered, is taught in tradition

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s creation doctrine to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising from Shiva’s inner power of intention and determination—supporting Linga worship as contemplation of the formless Pati whose will becomes the cosmos.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as sovereign agency: the supreme Pati who, without external compulsion, manifests the great sṛṣṭi through saṅkalpa (intent) and adhyavasāya (unshakable resolve).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Saṅkalpa is directly implied: in Shiva-puja and Pashupata-oriented sadhana, the practitioner begins with a clear vow/intention and sustains it with firm adhyavasāya to loosen pasha (bondage) upon the pashu (soul).