Shloka 38

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तं संसुप्ते च चराचरे प्रजाः स्रष्टुमनास् तेपे तत उग्रं तपो महत्

Transliteration

sahasrayugaparyantaṃ saṃsupte ca carācare prajāḥ sraṣṭumanās tepe tata ugraṃ tapo mahat

Translation

వెయ్యి యుగముల వరకు చరాచర జగత్తు నిద్రించినట్లుండగా, ప్రజలను సృష్టించాలనే సంకల్పముతో అతడు ఉగ్రమూ మహత్తరమూ అయిన తపస్సు చేసెను—సర్వజాగరణకర్త అయిన పతి-పరమేశ్వరుని ఆధీనమున।

Word by Word

• सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तम्: for a thousand yugas

• संसुप्ते: in a state of deep sleep/latency

• च: and

• चराचरे: in the moving and unmoving (world)

• प्रजाः: creatures/progeny

• स्रष्टुम्: to create

• अनाः (मनाः): minded/intending

• तेपे: performed (austerity), heated himself by tapas

• ततः: then/thereafter

• उग्रम्: intense, fierce

• तपः: austerity, spiritual heat

• महत्: great

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmic creation account; internally referring to Brahma’s act of tapas)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising from concentrated tapas after cosmic latency; in Linga theology, the Linga signifies the Pati who awakens and empowers manifestation, making worship a participation in that awakening power.

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

By implying a prior cosmic “sleep” of all beings and the need for an awakening principle, it points to Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati whose śakti enables Brahma’s creative activity and rouses the world from dissolution.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas—disciplined inner heat and one-pointed intention—is highlighted; it aligns with Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā where purification and concentration precede the outward act of creation or worship.