Shloka 65

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

अदृश्यन्तीं पुनः प्राह शाक्तेयो भगवान्मम मातः कुत्र महातेजाः पिता वद वदेति ताम्

Transliteration

adṛśyantīṃ punaḥ prāha śākteyo bhagavānmama mātaḥ kutra mahātejāḥ pitā vada vadeti tām

Translation

तामदृश्यन्तीं पुनरेव भगवान् शाक्तेयः प्राह— “मम मातः, महातेजाः पिता कुत्र? वद वद” इति तां स व्याजहार।

Word by Word

• अदृश्यन्तीम्: (to her) not being seen / remaining unseen

• पुनः: again

• प्राह: said

• शाक्तेयः: Śākteya (son of Śakti / the Shakta sage)

• भगवान्: the blessed one, venerable

• मम: my

• मातः: O mother

• कुत्र: where

• महातेजाः: of great radiance/energy

• पिता: father

• वद: speak, tell

• वद इति: “tell, tell” (repeated insistence)

• ताम्: to her

Speaker

Suta (narrating the episode; the direct speech is by Śākteya)

Characters & Entities

• Śākteya
• Mother (Mātā, implicitly Śakti/Devī)

FAQs

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

It frames the seeker’s longing to know the supreme Father (Pati) behind manifest power, preparing the mind for Linga-centered contemplation where the unseen Absolute is approached through a visible sign.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as “mahātejas” and not immediately visible—transcendent and subtle—known through earnest inquiry and the Mother’s revelatory grace, reflecting Pati beyond sense-perception.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A core Pāśupata attitude is shown: intense questioning (jijñāsā) and single-pointed yearning for Pati; as a practice, it supports dhyāna on the unseen Shiva through the Linga as an aid.