Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

उपास्य रजनीं कृत्स्नां परां माहेश्वरीं तथा अर्हमुखे प्रवृत्तश् च परः प्रकृतिसंभवः

Transliteration

upāsya rajanīṃ kṛtsnāṃ parāṃ māheśvarīṃ tathā arhamukhe pravṛttaś ca paraḥ prakṛtisaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

సంపూర్ణ రాత్రి ఆ పరమ మాహేశ్వరీ రజనీని ఉపాసించి, అనంతరం శుభ అగ్రభాగంలో ప్రకృతి-సంభవమైన పరతత్త్వం ప్రవృత్తమైంది.

Word by Word

• उपास्य: having worshipped

• रजनीम्: the night

• कृत्स्नाम्: wholly, entirely

• पराम्: supreme

• माहेश्वरीम्: belonging to Maheshvara, sacred to Shiva

• तथा: and thus

• अर्हमुखे: at the worthy/auspicious beginning, at the foremost auspicious moment

• प्रवृत्तः: set in motion, became active

• च: and

• परः: the Supreme

• प्रकृतिसंभवः: arising from Prakṛti (as the causal matrix of manifestation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvari
• Prakriti

FAQs

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

It frames night-long Māheśvarī upāsanā as a catalyst for auspicious manifestation—implying that sustained devotion to Pati (Shiva) purifies the pashu and prepares the field for grace and spiritual unfolding.

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

Shiva is indicated as “paraḥ” (the Supreme) who can appear as the source of manifestation through Prakṛti—showing transcendence (beyond pasha) while also empowering creation through Shakti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A complete-night observance (vrata/upāsanā) dedicated to Maheshvara—aligned with Shaiva vrata practice and supportive of Pashupata-style discipline: vigilance, worship, and inward steadiness through the night.