Shloka 36

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महादेवः ससर्ज परमेश्वरः ततश् च पार्श्वगा देव्याः सर्वरूपकुमारकाः

Transliteration

evamuktvā mahādevaḥ sasarja parameśvaraḥ tataś ca pārśvagā devyāḥ sarvarūpakumārakāḥ

Translation

ఇలా పలికి పరమేశ్వరుడైన మహాదేవుడు సృష్టిని విస్తరింపజేశాడు. ఆపై దేవి యొక్క పార్శ్వం నుండి అన్ని రూపాలు ధరించగల కుమారస్వరూపులు జన్మించారు.

Word by Word

• evam-uktvā: having spoken thus

• mahādevaḥ: Mahadeva (Shiva)

• sasarja: created, manifested

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord

• tataḥ: then

• ca: and

• pārśva-gā: born from/going forth from the side

• devyāḥ: of the Goddess (Shakti/Parvati)

• sarva-rūpa: of all forms, able to take any form

• kumārakāḥ: youthful beings, divine youths

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal action attributed to Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Shakti/Parvati)

FAQs

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

It establishes Mahādeva as Parameśvara (Pati), the source of manifestation; Linga-worship centers on this unconditioned Lord whose creative power expresses through Shakti.

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

Shiva is shown as the sovereign cause who creates by will and word, while remaining the Supreme; creation unfolds through Shakti, indicating non-dual Lordship with dynamic power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse mainly conveys srishti-tattva; for Pāśupata practice it implies meditating on Pati as the source of all forms, loosening pasha (bondage) by fixing awareness on the formless Lord behind form.