Shloka 12

अलिङ्ग-लिङ्ग-निरूपणं तथा प्राकृत-सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

अव्यक्तादिविशेषान्तं विश्वं तस्याः समुच्छ्रितम् विश्वधात्री त्वजाख्या च शैवी सा प्रकृतिः स्मृता

Transliteration

avyaktādiviśeṣāntaṃ viśvaṃ tasyāḥ samucchritam viśvadhātrī tvajākhyā ca śaivī sā prakṛtiḥ smṛtā

Translation

Do Inmanifesto (avyakta) até os particulares diferenciados (viśeṣa), o universo inteiro se ergue dela e nela permanece sustentado. Ela é a Portadora dos mundos, chamada Tvajā, e é lembrada como Prakṛti — a Śakti śaiva do Senhor.

Word by Word

• avyakta-ādi: beginning with the unmanifest

• viśeṣa-antam: ending in the differentiated particulars

• viśvam: the universe

• tasyāḥ: of her

• samucchritam: arisen/raised up, established

• viśva-dhātrī: the sustainer/bearer of the universe

• tvajā-ākhyā: named Tvajā

• śaivī: belonging to Śiva, Śiva’s (power)

• sā: she

• prakṛtiḥ: primordial nature, material cause (Śakti as upādāna)

• smṛtā: is remembered/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Prakriti

FAQs

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

It frames worship as recognizing Śiva as Pati (the Lord) and His Śakti as Prakṛti, the cosmic ground from which all forms arise—so the Liṅga is revered as the transcendent source beyond manifest distinctions.

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

By calling Prakṛti “Śaivī,” it implies Śiva-tattva as the sovereign Conscious Principle whose inseparable Power projects and sustains the universe—Śiva remains the Pati, while Prakṛti functions as His operative Śakti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pāśupata-Yogic takeaway is viveka (discernment): contemplating the chain from avyakta to viśeṣa as Prakṛti (a form of pasha) and turning the mind toward Śiva, the liberating Pati, as the goal of worship and meditation.