Shloka 93

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

कल्पे शेषाणि भूतानि सूक्ष्माणि पार्थिवानि च सर्वेषां ह्यैश्वरी माया जागृतिः समुदाहृता

Transliteration

kalpe śeṣāṇi bhūtāni sūkṣmāṇi pārthivāni ca sarveṣāṃ hyaiśvarī māyā jāgṛtiḥ samudāhṛtā

Translation

ในกาลแห่งกัลปะ เหล่าสรรพชีวิตที่ยังเหลืออยู่ ทั้งที่ละเอียดและที่เป็นรูปธาตุแห่งปฐวี ล้วนถูกกล่าวว่าอยู่ในภาวะ ‘ตื่น’ เพราะมายาอันเป็นอธิปไตยของพระผู้เป็นเจ้าเริ่มทำงานครอบคลุมเหนือทั้งหมด

Word by Word

• कल्पे (kalpe): in the kalpa / at the cosmic cycle

• शेषाणि (śeṣāṇi): remaining, residual

• भूतानि (bhūtāni): beings, elements/creatures

• सूक्ष्माणि (sūkṣmāṇi): subtle (unmanifest/seed-like)

• पार्थिवानि (pārthivāni): earthly, gross/material

• च (ca): and

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām): of all

• हि (hi): indeed

• ऐश्वरी (aiśvarī): belonging to the Lord, sovereign

• माया (māyā): Māyā, the power of manifestation/veiling

• जागृतिः (jāgṛtiḥ): waking state, manifested awareness

• समुदाहृता (samudāhṛtā): is declared, is described.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising under Shiva’s sovereign power (aiśvarī māyā); Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with Pati (Shiva) beyond Māyā’s waking manifestation.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme Lord whose aiśvarya governs Māyā; beings become manifest (jāgrat) under His power, while He remains the transcendent Pati over pasha and pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic takeaway is vigilance in the waking state (jāgrat) to discern Māyā’s operation; in Pāśupata-oriented practice, this supports detachment (vairāgya) and turning awareness toward Shiva as the liberating Pati.