Shloka 92

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा कमलगर्भाभो रुद्रः कालाग्निसन्निभः पुरुषः पुण्डरीकाक्षो रूपं तत्परमात्मनः

Transliteration

brahmā kamalagarbhābho rudraḥ kālāgnisannibhaḥ puruṣaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣo rūpaṃ tatparamātmanaḥ

Translation

బ్రహ్మా కమలగర్భసమానంగా ప్రకాశిస్తాడు; రుద్రుడు ప్రళయకాలాగ్నివలె ఉంటాడు; పురుషుడు పుండరీకాక్ష ప్రభువు—ఇవి ఆ పరమాత్ముని వ్యక్త రూపాలు॥

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā, the creator-aspect

• कमलगर्भाभः (kamalagarbhābhaḥ): shining like the lotus-born (Hiraṇyagarbha/lotus-womb)

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ): Rudra, the dissolver-aspect (Śiva)

• कालाग्निसन्निभः (kālāgnisannibhaḥ): like the fire of Time (cosmic conflagration)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the Cosmic Person, indwelling Lord

• पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ): lotus-eyed (a divine epithet)

• रूपम् (rūpam): form, manifestation

• तत् (tat): that (Supreme Reality)

• परम्-आत्मनः (paramātmanaḥ): of the Supreme Self/Paramātman

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as preserved in the Linga Purana’s discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Purusha (Supreme Person/Paramatman)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion as worship of the one Paramātman who appears as creator (Brahmā), dissolver (Rudra), and indwelling Lord (Puruṣa), supporting the Linga as the transcendent sign (liṅga) of the One beyond all functions.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as the Supreme Self that is not limited to a single cosmic role: Rudra is the fiery power of dissolution, yet that same Supreme Reality also manifests as Brahmā and as the lotus‑eyed Puruṣa—revealing Pati as the ground of all.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily teaches contemplative recognition (jñāna/upanidhyāna) used in Pāśupata-oriented practice: meditate on one Pati (Lord) appearing through multiple cosmic forms, dissolving the pasha of sectarian or limited identifications.