Shloka 73

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

असृजच्च महातेजाः पुरुषं चात्मसंभवम् मायी मायामयं तेषां धर्मविघ्नार्थमच्युतः

Transliteration

asṛjacca mahātejāḥ puruṣaṃ cātmasaṃbhavam māyī māyāmayaṃ teṣāṃ dharmavighnārthamacyutaḥ

Translation

तेव्हा महातेजस्वी अच्युत प्रभूंनी आपल्या आत्मतत्त्वातून उत्पन्न असा एक पुरुष निर्माण केला. मायेचा अधिपती होऊन त्यांच्या धर्मात विघ्न घडविण्यासाठी त्याला मायामय केले॥

Word by Word

• असृजत्: created/projected

• च: and

• महातेजाः: of great radiance/splendor

• पुरुषम्: a person/a cosmic male being

• च: and

• आत्मसंभवम्: self-born, arising from His own essence

• मायी: the wielder of Māyā/one who possesses illusory power

• मायामयम्: constituted of Māyā, formed of illusion

• तेषाम्: of them/for them

• धर्मविघ्नार्थम्: for the purpose of obstructing dharma

• अच्युतः: the Unfailing One (Acyuta)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu)
• Māyā
• Puruṣa

FAQs

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

It frames dharma-obstacles as arising through Māyā; Linga worship is implied as a stabilizing Shaiva means to transcend vighnas and reorient the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Lord Shiva) beyond delusion.

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

By emphasizing a supreme agency beyond Māyā: even when Māyā is deployed to test or obstruct dharma, Shaiva Siddhānta reads ultimate Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who grants clarity and liberation from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the need for sādhana that conquers Māyā—classically expressed in Pāśupata-oriented disciplines (japa, dhyāna, and Shiva-pūjā centered on the Liṅga) aimed at removing vighnas and purifying dharma.