Shloka 15

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

कस्त्वं वदेति हस्तेन समुत्थाप्य सनातनम् तदा हस्तप्रहारेण तीव्रेण स दृढेन तु

Transliteration

kastvaṃ vadeti hastena samutthāpya sanātanam tadā hastaprahāreṇa tīvreṇa sa dṛḍhena tu

Translation

“ତୁମେ କିଏ?” ବୋଲି କହି ସେ ସନାତନ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ହାତ ଉଠାଇଲା; ପରେ ତୀବ୍ର ଓ ଦୃଢ ହସ୍ତପ୍ରହାରରେ ଆଘାତ କଲା।

Word by Word

• कः त्वम् (kastvaṃ): who are you

• वद इति (vada iti): saying

• हस्तेन (hastena): with the hand

• समुत्थाप्य (samutthāpya): having raised/lifted up

• सनातनम् (sanātanam): the Eternal One (the beginningless Pati/Śiva)

• तदा (tadā): then

• हस्तप्रहारेण (hastaprahāreṇa): by a blow/strike of the hand

• तीव्रेण (tīvreṇa): fierce, intense

• स (sa): he

• दृढेन (dṛḍhena): firm, forceful

• तु (tu): indeed

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the internal episode of Brahmā–Viṣṇu confronting the Liṅga/Śiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Liṅga as the “Sanātana” (Eternal) reality beyond egoic challenge—worship begins with humility before Pati (Śiva), not with dominance or testing.

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

Śiva-tattva is indicated as Sanātana—beginningless and unsurpassable; the act of striking symbolizes the limited pashu-consciousness attempting to measure or confront the limitless Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the takeaway is yogic: abandon ahaṅkāra (ego) and approach the Liṅga with śaraṇāgati (surrender), the inner prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented sādhana.