Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

अस्यात्मना सर्वमिदं व्याप्तं त्वासीच्छिवेच्छया गुणसाम्ये तदा तस्मिन्न् अविभागे तमोमये

Transliteration

asyātmanā sarvamidaṃ vyāptaṃ tvāsīcchivecchayā guṇasāmye tadā tasminn avibhāge tamomaye

Translation

Pelo Seu próprio Ser, tudo isto estava permeado; e pela vontade de Śiva, então—quando as três guṇas estavam em perfeito equilíbrio—existia naquele estado indiviso e carregado de escuridão (não manifestado).

Word by Word

• अस्य (asya): of Him/this Lord

• आत्मना (ātmanā): by the Self, by His own essence

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all

• इदम् (idam): this (universe)

• व्याप्तम् (vyāptam): pervaded, permeated

• तु (tu): indeed

• आसीत् (āsīt): was, existed

• शिवेच्छया (śivecchayā): by Śiva’s will

• गुणसाम्ये (guṇa-sāmye): in the equilibrium of the guṇas

• तदा (tadā): then, at that time

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that (state)

• अविभागे (avibhāge): undivided, without differentiation

• तमोमये (tamo-maye): consisting of tamas, darkness-filled, unmanifest

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmogonic teaching within the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga worship in metaphysics: the Linga signifies Śiva as the all-pervading Self (Pati) who contains the universe in an undifferentiated state before manifestation.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as the immanent Self that pervades all, and as the sovereign will (icchā) that presides over guṇa-sāmya—creation begins not from lack, but from His conscious lordship over prakṛti’s balance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative (Pāśupata-aligned) takeaway is to meditate on guṇa-sāmya and the undivided source-state, recognizing the Pashu (soul) as pervaded by Pati while loosening Pāśa (bondage) rooted in tamasic obscuration.