Shloka 10

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

पित्र्यं पितॄणां सम्भूतिर् धर्मश्चाश्रमिणां तथा अवृद्धिर्जगतो भूयो देव्याः शक्त्युद्भवस्तथा

Transliteration

pitryaṃ pitṝṇāṃ sambhūtir dharmaścāśramiṇāṃ tathā avṛddhirjagato bhūyo devyāḥ śaktyudbhavastathā

Translation

தேவியின் சக்தியிலிருந்தே பித்ருக்களின் பித்ரிய ஒழுங்கும் அவர்களின் தோற்றமும், அவர்களுக்குரிய தர்மச் செயல்களும் வெளிப்படுகின்றன; ஆசிரமங்களில் நிலைபெற்றோரின் தர்மமும் அவளிடமிருந்தே உண்டாகிறது. அவள் சக்தியால் உலகம் சிதைவுறாது; மீண்டும் மீண்டும் தேவியின் சக்தியே வெளிப்பாட்டின் காரணமாகிறது।

Word by Word

• पित्र्यम् (pitryam): pertaining to the ancestors, ancestral rite/order

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām): of the Pitṛs (manes)

• सम्भूतिः (sambhūtiḥ): origination, coming into being

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ): sacred law, sustaining order

• च (ca): and

• आश्रमिणाम् (āśramiṇām): of those in the āśramas (stages of life)

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• अवृद्धिः (avṛddhiḥ): non-decline, absence of diminution

• जगतः (jagataḥ): of the world(s)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ): again, further, moreover

• देव्याः (devyāḥ): of the Goddess

• शक्त्युद्भवः (śakty-udbhavaḥ): arising from Śakti, born of power

• तथा (tathā): thus/likewise

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Shakti)
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-worship in a Shaiva cosmology where Devi-Śakti is the operative power of Pati (Shiva), from whom dharma, Pitṛ-rites, and the stability of the worlds proceed—making worship a participation in that sustaining power.

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

By emphasizing Śakti as the source of manifestation and sustenance, it implies Shiva-tattva as Pati—the transcendent Lord whose immanent efficacy operates through Śakti, maintaining dharma and the cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual emphasis falls on Pitṛ-karma (ancestral observances) and āśrama-dharma; yogically, it supports the Pāśupata view that worldly order is upheld by Śakti, which the pashu must align with through discipline and devotion to Pati.