Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

शतानि दश वर्षाणाम् अण्डम् अप्सु प्रतिष्ठितम् अन्ते वर्षसहस्रस्य वायुना तद्द्विधा कृतम्

Transliteration

śatāni daśa varṣāṇām aṇḍam apsu pratiṣṭhitam ante varṣasahasrasya vāyunā taddvidhā kṛtam

Translation

వెయ్యి సంవత్సరాలు ఆ అండము జలములపై స్థిరంగా నిలిచింది; ఆ సహస్రాంతంలో వాయువు దానిని రెండు భాగాలుగా చీల్చెను।

Word by Word

• शतानि दश: ten hundreds (a thousand)

• वर्षाणाम्: of years

• अण्डम्: the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

• अप्सु: in/among the waters (primeval waters)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established, set firm

• अन्ते: at the end

• वर्षसहस्रस्य: of a thousand years

• वायुना: by Vāyu, by the Wind-principle

• तत्: that (egg)

• द्विधा: into two

• कृतम्: made, rendered

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

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

It frames creation as an ordered emergence from the unmanifest, preparing the theological ground for the Linga as the transcendent sign (liṅga) of Pati from whom manifestation proceeds.

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

Even while Vāyu appears as the immediate agent, the verse fits a Shaiva cosmology where Pati remains the sovereign ground of order—creation unfolds through powers, not independent of the Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the key yogic takeaway is the movement from undifferentiated stillness to discernment—mirroring how Pashupata practice separates pashu from pasha through knowledge and discipline.