Shloka 6

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

अर्वाक्स्रोतो ऽनुग्रहश् च तथा भूतादिकः पुनः ब्रह्मणो महतस्त्वाद्यो द्वितीयो भौतिकस् तथा

Transliteration

arvāksroto 'nugrahaś ca tathā bhūtādikaḥ punaḥ brahmaṇo mahatastvādyo dvitīyo bhautikas tathā

Translation

برہما سے وابستہ مہتَتْو سے دو ابتدائی دھارائیں بیان کی جاتی ہیں—پہلی اَروَاک-سروت (نیچے بہنے والی تخلیق) اور انوگرہ؛ دوسری بھوتادی، یعنی عناصر کی ابتدا—یہی بھوتک (مادی) ظہور ہے۔

Word by Word

• अर्वाक्स्रोतः: downward-flowing current (lower creation)

• अनुग्रहः: grace, bestowal of favor

• च: and

• तथा: likewise

• भूतादिकः: beginning with the elements (elemental evolution)

• पुनः: again, further

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā / of Brahman (contextually linked with the creator-function)

• महतः: of Mahat (cosmic intellect)

• तु: indeed

• आद्यः: the first

• द्वितीयः: the second

• भौतिकः: elemental, pertaining to bhūtas (gross elements)

• तथा: thus, in that manner

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Mahat

FAQs

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

It frames creation as guided not only by tattva-evolution (bhūtādi) but also by anugraha (grace), a key Shaiva idea behind Linga worship: the Linga signifies Pati (Shiva) who both manifests the worlds and bestows liberating favor upon the pashu (soul).

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

Even when the verse speaks through Brahmā and Mahat, it highlights anugraha as a distinct principle—pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta view that beyond impersonal evolution, the Lord (Pati) is the conscious bestower of grace who turns creation toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named, but the emphasis on anugraha supports Pāśupata-oriented sādhana: devotion, mantra-japa, and Linga-upāsanā undertaken to receive the Lord’s grace that loosens pāśa (bondage) over the pashu.