Shloka 150

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

Devanagari script

प्रकाशाद् बहिरन्तश् च ऊर्ध्वस्रोतोद्भवाः स्मृताः ते ऊर्ध्वस्रोतसो ज्ञेयास् तुष्टात्मानो बुधैः स्मृताः

Transliteration

prakāśād bahirantaś ca ūrdhvasrotodbhavāḥ smṛtāḥ te ūrdhvasrotaso jñeyās tuṣṭātmāno budhaiḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

ஒளித் தத்துவத்திலிருந்து, வெளி-உள் இரண்டிலும், அவர்கள் ‘ஊர்த்வஸ்ரோதஸோத்பவம்’ என நினைவுகூரப்படுவர். அவர்களை ‘ஊர்த்வஸ்ரோதஸ்’ எனவே அறிக—திருப்தியான உள்ளம், தூய்ந்த அந்தக்கரணம் உடையோர்—என்று ஞானிகள் கூறுவர்.

Word by Word

• प्रकाशात् (prakāśāt): from light, from luminosity

• बहिः (bahiḥ): outwardly

• अन्तः (antaḥ): inwardly

• च (ca): and

• ऊर्ध्वस्रोत-उद्भवाः (ūrdhvasrota-udbhavāḥ): those arisen as upward-flowing, born with an upward current

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): are remembered/declared

• ते (te): they

• ऊर्ध्वस्रोतसः (ūrdhvasrotasaḥ): the upward-flowing ones

• ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ): are to be known

• तुष्ट-आत्मानः (tuṣṭa-ātmānaḥ): content in self, satisfied in the inner being

• बुधैः (budhaiḥ): by the wise

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): are taught/affirmed.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links spiritual ascent to prakāśa (inner luminosity), implying that Linga-upāsanā aims to turn the pashu’s energies upward—toward Shiva (Pati)—until the soul becomes inwardly content and purified.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as prakāśa—self-luminous consciousness—by which beings become ‘ūrdhvasrotas,’ oriented upward from bondage (pāśa) toward the Lord’s clarifying light and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic principle is emphasized: redirecting the ‘flow’ upward (ūrdhva-srotas)—sense-control, inner purification, and meditative ascent consistent with Pāśupata-oriented discipline leading to tuṣṭātmā (settled, content awareness).