Shloka 111

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

Devanagari script

अतीता वर्तमानाश् च भविष्या ये च वै पुनः तैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपर्वता

Transliteration

atītā vartamānāś ca bhaviṣyā ye ca vai punaḥ tairiyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā saptadvīpā saparvatā

Translation

Oleh mereka (raja/zaman) yang telah berlalu, yang sedang ada, dan yang akan bangkit lagi pada masa hadapan, seluruh Bumi ini—berserta tujuh benua dan gunung-ganangnya—telah dipelihara serta diperintah secara turun-temurun.

Word by Word

• atītāḥ: those who have passed

• vartamānāḥ: those who are present

• ca: and

• bhaviṣyāḥ: those who will be (in the future)

• ye: who

• ca: and

• vai: indeed

• punaḥ: again, repeatedly

• taiḥ: by them

• iyaṃ: this

• pṛthivī: Earth

• sarvā: entire

• saptadvīpā: having seven continents

• sa-parvatā: together with mountains

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Earth (Prithivi)
• Saptadvipa

FAQs

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

It frames the world as upheld through recurring cycles of time; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such order ultimately rests in Pati (Shiva), and Linga-worship aligns the pashu (soul) to that timeless sustaining principle.

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

Though Shiva is not named directly, the verse implies an unbroken cosmic continuity across past, present, and future—an attribute of Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who supports dharma and the structure of the worlds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is steadiness in dharma across time; for practice, it supports nitya-puja (daily Linga worship) and Pashupata discipline that trains the pashu to remain anchored in Pati despite changing eras.