Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य भगवान् विष्णुः पुनश्चापश्यदूर्द्ध्वतः ओङ्कारप्रभवं मन्त्रं कलापञ्चकसंयुतम्

Transliteration

praṇamya bhagavān viṣṇuḥ punaścāpaśyadūrddhvataḥ oṅkāraprabhavaṃ mantraṃ kalāpañcakasaṃyutam

Translation

प्रणम्य भगवान् विष्णुः पुनश्चापश्यदूर्ध्वतः। ओङ्कारप्रभवं मन्त्रं कलापञ्चकसंयुतम्॥

Word by Word

• प्रणम्य: having bowed/prostrated

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu

• पुनः: again

• च: and

• अपश्यत्: saw/beheld

• ऊर्ध्वतः: upward/above

• ओङ्कार-प्रभवम्: originating from Oṃ (Oṅkāra)

• मन्त्रम्: mantra/sacred formula

• कला-पञ्चक-संयुतम्: joined with the group of five kalās (five divine phases/energies).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Om (Ongkara)
• Shiva (implied as Pati)

FAQs

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

It links Linga-revelation with mantra-revelation: Viṣṇu perceives the Oṅkāra-born mantra endowed with five kalās, indicating that true Linga-worship is grounded in Śiva-mantra (sound as the subtle form of the Linga).

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati recognized “above” through Oṃ and its five kalās—signifying a reality beyond the pasha (bondage) that the pashu (soul) and even devas approach through reverence and inner vision.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-upāsanā centered on Oṃ (Oṅkāra) is highlighted—an inner Pāśupata-aligned discipline where contemplation of the seed-sound and its kalās leads the seeker toward direct apprehension of the Lord.