Shloka 82

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य भगवान् विष्णुः पुनश्चापश्यदूर्द्ध्वतः ओङ्कारप्रभवं मन्त्रं कलापञ्चकसंयुतम्

Transliteration

praṇamya bhagavān viṣṇuḥ punaścāpaśyadūrddhvataḥ oṅkāraprabhavaṃ mantraṃ kalāpañcakasaṃyutam

Translation

سجدۂ تعظیم کے بعد بھگوان وِشنو نے پھر اوپر کی طرف دیکھا اور اوṅکار سے پیدا ہونے والا، پانچ کلاؤں سے یُکت وہ منتر دیکھا۔

Word by Word

• प्रणम्य: having bowed/prostrated

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu

• पुनः: again

• च: and

• अपश्यत्: saw/beheld

• ऊर्ध्वतः: upward/above

• ओङ्कार-प्रभवम्: originating from Oṃ (Oṅkāra)

• मन्त्रम्: mantra/sacred formula

• कला-पञ्चक-संयुतम्: joined with the group of five kalās (five divine phases/energies).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Om (Ongkara)
• Shiva (implied as Pati)

FAQs

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

It links Linga-revelation with mantra-revelation: Viṣṇu perceives the Oṅkāra-born mantra endowed with five kalās, indicating that true Linga-worship is grounded in Śiva-mantra (sound as the subtle form of the Linga).

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati recognized “above” through Oṃ and its five kalās—signifying a reality beyond the pasha (bondage) that the pashu (soul) and even devas approach through reverence and inner vision.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-upāsanā centered on Oṃ (Oṅkāra) is highlighted—an inner Pāśupata-aligned discipline where contemplation of the seed-sound and its kalās leads the seeker toward direct apprehension of the Lord.