Shloka 198

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

Devanagari script

ततो देवासुरपितॄन् मानुषांश् च चतुष्टयम् सिसृक्षुर् अम्भांस्येतानि स्वम् आत्मानम् अयूयुजत्

Transliteration

tato devāsurapitṝn mānuṣāṃś ca catuṣṭayam sisṛkṣur ambhāṃsyetāni svam ātmānam ayūyujat

Translation

ครั้นแล้ว เมื่อปรารถนาจะให้บังเกิดหมู่ทั้งสี่คือ เทพ อสูร ปิตฤ และมนุษย์ ท่านได้ผูกประสานอาตมันของตนเข้ากับน้ำนิรันดร์เหล่านี้ ให้การสร้างสรรค์เริ่มเคลื่อนไหว

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• deva: gods

• asura: asuras/demonic beings

• pitṝn: ancestors (Pitṛs)

• mānuṣān: humans

• ca: and

• catuṣṭayam: the fourfold group

• sisṛkṣuḥ: wishing to create

• ambhāṃsi: waters (primordial waters)

• etāni: these

• svam: his own

• ātmānam: Self

• ayūyujat: yoked/connected/joined

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Pitrs
• Manushyas

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising from the Supreme Lord (Pati) who activates manifestation by uniting with the primordial waters—supporting the Shaiva view that the Linga signifies the transcendent source that empowers all worlds and beings.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the sovereign Self who remains the inner ruler yet initiates srishti by ‘yoking’ his power with the causal substrate (ambhas), showing Pati as independent while the manifested orders arise dependently.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi is stated, but the verse supports Pashupata contemplation: meditate on Pati as the causal Lord who binds and releases the pashu through the pasha of manifestation, with the Linga as the symbol of that supreme agency.