Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

वर्तमानव्यतीतानि तथैवानागतान्यपि स्मरते सर्वकार्याणि तेनासौ स्मृतिरुच्यते

Transliteration

vartamānavyatītāni tathaivānāgatānyapi smarate sarvakāryāṇi tenāsau smṛtirucyate

Translation

Aquilo pelo qual se recordam todos os assuntos—os do presente, os do passado e até os do futuro—por isso é chamado smṛti, a lembrança.

Word by Word

• वर्तमान (vartamāna): present

• व्यतीतानि (vyatītāni): past (things gone by)

• तथा एव (tathā eva): likewise/just so

• अनागतानि (anāgatāni): future (yet to come)

• अपि (api): even/also

• स्मरते (smarate): remembers/recollects

• सर्व (sarva): all

• कार्याणि (kāryāṇi): matters, affairs, actions, duties

• तेन (tena): by that/therefore

• असौ (asau): that (faculty/thing)

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ): memory, recollection

• उच्यते (ucyate): is called/said to be

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal teaching within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames smṛti (sacred remembrance) as a defining mental power—supporting linga-pūjā through steady smaraṇa of Pati (Śiva), which stabilizes the pashu’s mind and weakens pasha (bondage).

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

By implication, Śiva as Pati is the constant ground of awareness; smṛti becomes the inner instrument that lets the pashu align cognition across time (past–present–future) toward Śiva-oriented jñāna and steadiness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to smaraṇa-based discipline—continuous remembrance used in Pāśupata Yoga and in pūjā as mental japa/dhyāna, integrating all actions (kārya) into Śiva-sambandha (relation to Śiva).