Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

जगद्योनिं महाभूतं परं ब्रह्म सनातनम् विग्रहः सर्वभूतानाम् ईश्वराज्ञाप्रचोदितम्

Transliteration

jagadyoniṃ mahābhūtaṃ paraṃ brahma sanātanam vigrahaḥ sarvabhūtānām īśvarājñāpracoditam

Translation

तो जगताची योनी, महाभूत, परम व सनातन ब्रह्म आहे. ईश्वर (पति) यांच्या आज्ञेने प्रेरित होऊन तोच सर्व भूतांत देहरूपाने प्रकट होतो।

Word by Word

• jagadyonim: source/womb of the world

• mahābhūtam: the Great Being / vast elemental reality

• param: supreme

• brahma: Brahman, the absolute

• sanātanam: eternal

• vigrahaḥ: embodied form/manifest configuration

• sarvabhūtānām: of all beings

• īśvara: the Lord (Pati)

• ājñā: command/ordinance

• pracoditam: impelled/activated/urged forth

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga’s meaning as the sign of the supreme, eternal source (Brahman/Shiva) who becomes present in all beings by divine ordinance—supporting Linga-puja as worship of the immanent-and-transcendent Pati.

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

Shiva is indicated as jagadyoni (cosmic origin) and paraṃ brahma (supreme absolute), yet also as the immanent vigraha within all bhūtas, activated through īśvara-ājñā—showing transcendence with gracious immanence over pashus.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key takeaway is contemplative practice (dhyāna) on Shiva as both para (transcendent) and sarvabhūta-vigraha (indwelling form), a foundation for Pashupata-oriented meditation accompanying Linga-puja.