Shloka 1

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे सोमवंशानुकीर्तनं नामैकोनसप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः ऋषय ऊचुः आदिसर्गस्त्वया सूत सूचितो न प्रकाशितः सांप्रतं विस्तरेणैव वक्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge somavaṃśānukīrtanaṃ nāmaikonasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ādisargastvayā sūta sūcito na prakāśitaḥ sāṃprataṃ vistareṇaiva vaktumarhasi suvrata

Translation

Kaya nga, sa Śrī Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa, sa unang bahagi (Pūrvabhāga), nagsisimula ang ika-animnapu’t siyam na kabanata na pinamagatang “Paglalahad ng Dinastiyang Lunar.” Wika ng mga rishi: “O Sūta, ipinahiwatig mo lamang ang unang paglikha ngunit hindi mo ito nilinaw. Ngayon, O may dakilang panata, isalaysay mo ito nang masinsinan.”

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇe: in the revered Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first section (Pūrvabhāga)

• soma-vaṃśa-anukīrtanam: the recounting of the Lunar dynasty

• nāma: named

• ekona-saptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ: the sixty-ninth chapter

• ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ: the sages said

• ādi-sargaḥ: the first/primordial creation

• tvayā: by you

• sūta: O Sūta

• sūcitaḥ: indicated/briefly mentioned

• na prakāśitaḥ: not explained/illuminated clearly

• sāṃpratam: now/at present

• vistareṇa eva: only in detail

• vaktum arhasi: you ought to tell

• su-vrata: O one of good vow/discipline.

Speaker

Sages (Ṛṣayaḥ) addressing Sūta

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Sages (Rishis)

FAQs

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

It frames the sages’ request for a fuller account of ādi-sarga (primordial creation), a key backdrop for understanding the Liṅga as the transcendent sign (liṅga) of Pati (Śiva) beyond manifest forms.

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

Indirectly: by demanding clarity on primordial creation, it points to the Shaiva view that creation must be explained with reference to the supreme Pati, whose reality is to be ‘made manifest’ (prakāśita) beyond mere hints.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is taught in this line; the emphasis is śravaṇa (attentive hearing) of detailed cosmological teaching, which in Shaiva practice supports right knowledge (jñāna) leading toward loosening pasha (bondage) of the pashu (soul).