Shloka 7

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

अण्डोद्भवत्वं शर्वस्य रजोगुणसमाश्रयात् विष्णुत्वं कालरुद्रत्वं शयनं चाप्सु तस्य च

Transliteration

aṇḍodbhavatvaṃ śarvasya rajoguṇasamāśrayāt viṣṇutvaṃ kālarudratvaṃ śayanaṃ cāpsu tasya ca

Translation

رَجوگُن کا سہارا لے کر شَروَ (شیو) کائناتی انڈے سے پیدائش کی حالت اختیار کرتے ہیں؛ اسی الٰہی لیلا میں وہ وِشنو بھاؤ، کال رُدر کا روپ اور پانیوں پر شَین کی ہیئت بھی دھارتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अण्डोद्भवत्वम्: emergence from the cosmic egg

• शर्वस्य: of Śarva (Śiva)

• रजोगुण-समाश्रयात्: by taking refuge in the rajo-guṇa (quality of activity)

• विष्णुत्वम्: the state/form of Viṣṇu (preserving function)

• कालरुद्रत्वम्: the state/form of Kāla-Rudra (time-as-destroyer)

• शयनम्: reclining, resting posture

• च: and

• अप्सु: in the waters

• तस्य: of him (Śiva)

• च: also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological doctrine to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Rudra
• Kāla (Time)

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as the supreme Pati who can assume all cosmic functions; Linga-worship therefore addresses the source behind creation, preservation, and dissolution rather than a limited deity-form.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as transcendent yet capable of manifesting through guṇas: by rajas he projects roles such as cosmic emergence, Viṣṇu-function, and Kāla-Rudra—while remaining the sovereign Lord (Pati) over all states.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is contemplative Pāśupata orientation: meditate on the Linga as the one Pati who governs guṇas and time, loosening the pashu’s identification with changing roles and leading toward liberation from pāśa (bondage).