Shloka 8

अघोरस्य प्रादुर्भावः कुमारकचतुष्टयं च योगमार्गः

Devanagari script

अघोरं तु ततो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मरूपं व्यचिन्तयत् तथा वै ध्यायमानस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः

Transliteration

aghoraṃ tu tato brahmā brahmarūpaṃ vyacintayat tathā vai dhyāyamānasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Translation

پھر برہما نے اَگھور تَتّو کو برہمن کا ہی روپ سمجھ کر غور کیا؛ یوں دھیان میں مست پرمیشٹھھی برہما کی چেতنا اسی پرم سچ میں ٹھہر گئی۔

Word by Word

• अघोरम्: Aghora (the non-fierce, auspicious aspect of Shiva)

• तु: indeed/then

• ततः: thereafter

• ब्रह्मा: Brahma

• ब्रह्मरूपम्: as the form of Brahman/the absolute

• व्यचिन्तयत्: contemplated/considered

• तथा: thus

• वै: verily

• ध्यायमानस्य: of one meditating/while meditating

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahma

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (the supreme lord among created beings)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Brahma’s inner contemplation)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion as rooted in contemplation of Shiva as Aghora—auspicious, fear-transcending Brahman—so worship begins with inner recognition of Pati (Lord) as the supreme reality.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as Aghora and simultaneously Brahma-rūpa (Brahman itself): the supreme, non-dual ground that liberates the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage) through right knowledge and meditation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (meditative absorption) is emphasized—an inner Pāśupata-oriented practice where the mind is fixed on Shiva as the auspicious, bondage-transcending absolute.