Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122

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

Devanagari script

निशायामिव खद्योतः प्रावृट्काले ततस्तु सः एअर्थ् रिसेद् फ़्रोम् थे wअतेर् ततस् तु सलिले तस्मिन् विज्ञायान्तर्गतां महीम्

Transliteration

niśāyāmiva khadyotaḥ prāvṛṭkāle tatastu saḥ Earth rised from the water tatas tu salile tasmin vijñāyāntargatāṃ mahīm

Translation

Pagkaraan, tulad ng alitaptap na kumikislap sa gabi ng tag-ulan, napag-unawa niya na ang Daigdig ay nakatago sa loob ng mga tubig na iyon; at mula sa mismong tubig na iyon, ang Daigdig ay umangat at nahayag.

Word by Word

• niśāyām: in the night

• iva: like

• khadyotaḥ: firefly

• prāvṛṭ-kāle: in the rainy season

• tataḥ: then/from that

• tu: indeed

• saḥ: he

• salile: in the water

• tasmin: in that

• vijñāya: having known/realized

• antar-gatām: gone within/hidden inside

• mahīm: the Earth

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Prithvi (Earth)

FAQs

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

It frames creation as manifestation from an unmanifest, water-like latency—mirroring how the Linga signifies the formless Pati (Shiva) making the worlds perceptible and supportable for pashus.

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the revealing intelligence (pati) that ‘knows’ what is hidden (antar-gata) and brings it to manifestation—governing srishti without being limited by the created elements.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative takeaway aligns with Pashupata Yoga: meditate on emergence—bringing the latent mind (hidden in the ‘waters’ of impressions) into luminous awareness, as the Earth arises into form.