Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

अस्यात्मना सर्वमिदं व्याप्तं त्वासीच्छिवेच्छया गुणसाम्ये तदा तस्मिन्न् अविभागे तमोमये

Transliteration

asyātmanā sarvamidaṃ vyāptaṃ tvāsīcchivecchayā guṇasāmye tadā tasminn avibhāge tamomaye

Translation

ด้วยอาตมันของพระองค์เอง สรรพสิ่งนี้ถูกแผ่ซ่าน; และด้วยพระประสงค์ของพระศิวะ ในกาลนั้นเมื่อคุณทั้งสามสมดุลอย่างสมบูรณ์ ทุกสิ่งดำรงอยู่ในสภาพไม่แบ่งแยก อันมืดทึบ คืออว்யกตะ (ไม่ปรากฏ) นั้นเอง।

Word by Word

• अस्य (asya): of Him/this Lord

• आत्मना (ātmanā): by the Self, by His own essence

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all

• इदम् (idam): this (universe)

• व्याप्तम् (vyāptam): pervaded, permeated

• तु (tu): indeed

• आसीत् (āsīt): was, existed

• शिवेच्छया (śivecchayā): by Śiva’s will

• गुणसाम्ये (guṇa-sāmye): in the equilibrium of the guṇas

• तदा (tadā): then, at that time

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that (state)

• अविभागे (avibhāge): undivided, without differentiation

• तमोमये (tamo-maye): consisting of tamas, darkness-filled, unmanifest

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmogonic teaching within the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga worship in metaphysics: the Linga signifies Śiva as the all-pervading Self (Pati) who contains the universe in an undifferentiated state before manifestation.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as the immanent Self that pervades all, and as the sovereign will (icchā) that presides over guṇa-sāmya—creation begins not from lack, but from His conscious lordship over prakṛti’s balance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative (Pāśupata-aligned) takeaway is to meditate on guṇa-sāmya and the undivided source-state, recognizing the Pashu (soul) as pervaded by Pati while loosening Pāśa (bondage) rooted in tamasic obscuration.