Shloka 33

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ताभ्याम् एकैकस्य तु कृत्स्नशः वर्तमाने तु संघर्षे मध्ये तस्यार्णवस्य तु

Transliteration

etasminnantare tābhyām ekaikasya tu kṛtsnaśaḥ vartamāne tu saṃgharṣe madhye tasyārṇavasya tu

Translation

ఇంతలో, ఆ ఇద్దరూ తమ తమ సంపూర్ణ శక్తితో నిమగ్నులై ఉండగా, వారి ఘోర సంగ్రామం ఆ మహార్ణవమధ్యముననే జరుగుచుండెను।

Word by Word

• etasmin antare: in the meantime

• tābhyām: by those two (the pair)

• ekaikasya: of each one

• tu: indeed

• kṛtsnaśaḥ: wholly, with full strength

• vartamāne: while occurring/continuing

• saṃgharṣe: in the clash, battle

• madhye: in the middle

• tasya: of that

• arṇavasya: ocean, cosmic sea

• tu: indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmic setting—mid-ocean and at the peak of divine rivalry—where the Linga’s revelation is prepared, showing the Linga as the transcendent axis (Pati) that resolves dualistic conflict.

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

By placing the clash within the vast cosmic ocean, the narrative implies a higher reality beyond competing powers; Shiva-tattva stands as the unbounded ground (Pati) in which such dualities arise and are reconciled through the Linga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied takeaway is Pashupata discipline: restraining ahaṅkāra (ego) and rivalry (dvandva), turning the mind from conflict toward the still center symbolized by the Linga—where Pashu seeks release from Pāśa by surrender to Pati.