Shloka 11

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

स्त्रीपुम्भावो विरिञ्चस्य सर्गो मिथुनसम्भवः आख्याष्टकं हि रुद्रस्य कथितं रोदनान्तरे

Transliteration

strīpumbhāvo viriñcasya sargo mithunasambhavaḥ ākhyāṣṭakaṃ hi rudrasya kathitaṃ rodanāntare

Translation

De Viriñci (Brahmā) surgiu a diferenciação entre feminino e masculino, e a criação prosseguiu pelo nascimento de pares. Nesse mesmo intervalo do lamento de Rudra, foi também declarada a Aṣṭaka: os oito nomes sagrados de Rudra.

Word by Word

• strī-pum-bhāvaḥ: the state of woman-and-man, sexual differentiation

• viriñcasya: of Viriñci (Brahmā)

• sargaḥ: creation, emanation

• mithuna-sambhavaḥ: arising through pairs/couples

• ākhyā-aṣṭakam: the eightfold set of names/appellations

• hi: indeed

• rudrasya: of Rudra (Śiva)

• kathitam: was spoken/declared

• rodana-antare: in the interval/within the context of lamentation (weeping).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages; summarizing the cosmogonic sequence and Rudra-name tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It links cosmogony (pair-born creation) with Rudra’s sacred naming: in Linga worship, nāma-smaraṇa (invocation of Śiva’s names) is treated as a direct approach to Pati (the Lord) who stands prior to and beyond the gendered duality that fuels sarga.

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

Rudra is presented as the transcendent Pati whose reality is not confined to the created polarity (strī–pum). Even as Brahmā’s creation proceeds through duality, Rudra’s ‘eightfold name’ is revealed—signaling Śiva-tattva as the grounding principle known through mantra and name.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa and nāma-kīrtana of Rudra’s key names (Ākhyāṣṭaka) is implied as a primary Shaiva sādhanā; it functions as a Pāśupata-oriented remembrance of Pati that loosens pāśa (bondage) in the pashu (soul).