Shloka 43
उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना
तथापि तस्मै दातव्या वचनाच्च गिरेर्मम एषा ह्य् अजा शुक्लकृष्णा लोहिता प्रकृतिर्भवान्
tathāpi tasmai dātavyā vacanācca girermama eṣā hy ajā śuklakṛṣṇā lohitā prakṛtirbhavān
ถึงกระนั้นก็พึงมอบนางให้แก่ท่านนั้น—ด้วยเหตุแห่งวาจาที่ข้าพเจ้าได้กล่าวไว้ และตามบัญชาของภูผา โอ้ท่านผู้ควรบูชา นางนี้คือ “อชา” อันเป็นปรกฤติ มีสีขาว ดำ และแดง
Suta Goswami (narrating an internal dialogue involving the command of the Mountain/Himālaya)
FAQs
It frames Prakṛti (Ajā) as the tri-guṇa field—white, black, and red—within which worship and ritual occur, while the Linga points to Pati (Śiva) who transcends and governs Prakṛti.
By defining Prakṛti as tri-guṇa, the verse implicitly distinguishes Śiva-tattva as the sovereign Pati who is not limited by guṇas; he is the controller of Nature rather than a product of it.
The verse emphasizes tattva-viveka (discrimination of Pati vs. Prakṛti) central to Pāśupata orientation—recognizing guṇa-bound Prakṛti as Pāśa (bondage-field) and seeking refuge in Pati through Śiva-upāsanā.