Shloka 36

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महादेवः ससर्ज परमेश्वरः ततश् च पार्श्वगा देव्याः सर्वरूपकुमारकाः

Transliteration

evamuktvā mahādevaḥ sasarja parameśvaraḥ tataś ca pārśvagā devyāḥ sarvarūpakumārakāḥ

Translation

یوں کہہ کر پرمیشور مہادیو نے سृष्टی کو پھیلایا۔ پھر دیوی کے پہلو سے ایسے کمار-سروپ پیدا ہوئے جو ہر روپ دھारण کرنے کی قدرت رکھتے تھے۔

Word by Word

• evam-uktvā: having spoken thus

• mahādevaḥ: Mahadeva (Shiva)

• sasarja: created, manifested

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord

• tataḥ: then

• ca: and

• pārśva-gā: born from/going forth from the side

• devyāḥ: of the Goddess (Shakti/Parvati)

• sarva-rūpa: of all forms, able to take any form

• kumārakāḥ: youthful beings, divine youths

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal action attributed to Shiva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Shakti/Parvati)

FAQs

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

It establishes Mahādeva as Parameśvara (Pati), the source of manifestation; Linga-worship centers on this unconditioned Lord whose creative power expresses through Shakti.

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

Shiva is shown as the sovereign cause who creates by will and word, while remaining the Supreme; creation unfolds through Shakti, indicating non-dual Lordship with dynamic power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse mainly conveys srishti-tattva; for Pāśupata practice it implies meditating on Pati as the source of all forms, loosening pasha (bondage) by fixing awareness on the formless Lord behind form.