Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
ततो निशायां वृत्तायां सिसृक्षुरखिलञ्जगत् / अजस्य नाभौ तद् बीजं क्षिपत्येष महेश्वरः
tato niśāyāṃ vṛttāyāṃ sisṛkṣurakhilañjagat / ajasya nābhau tad bījaṃ kṣipatyeṣa maheśvaraḥ
ครั้นเมื่อราตรีล่วงไป ด้วยพระประสงค์จะให้กำเนิดสรรพจักรวาล พระมหेशวรองค์นี้ทรงหย่อนพืชพันธุ์นั้นลงในพระนาภีของผู้ไม่เกิด (พรหมา)
Purana narrator (Vyasa/Suta tradition), describing the cosmogonic sequence
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It presents the Supreme Lord (Maheshvara) as the conscious initiator of creation, who implants the causal “seed” (bīja) into Brahmā—implying a transcendent source that activates cosmic manifestation while remaining prior to it.
No direct practice is taught in this verse; however, its causal-seed cosmology supports Pashupata-style contemplation on īśvara as the origin of all tattvas—meditating on the Lord as the efficient cause who awakens creation from latency.
By portraying Maheshvara as the supreme causal agent working through Brahmā’s creative function, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where divine roles interpenetrate—supporting a Shaiva-Vaishnava unity framework rather than rivalry.