Shloka 8

Brahmā’s Yogic Vision of Sadyōjāta in the Śvetalohita Kalpa

Devanagari script

तस्याग्रे श्वेतवर्णाभः श्वेतो नाम महामुनिः विजज्ञे ऽथ महातेजास् तस्माज्जज्ञे हरस्त्वसौ

Transliteration

tasyāgre śvetavarṇābhaḥ śveto nāma mahāmuniḥ vijajñe 'tha mahātejās tasmājjajñe harastvasau

Translation

由他首先出生大圣者名“室吠多”（Śveta），通体放射洁白光辉。由那大威光者，哈罗（Hara，即湿婆，能除缚之主）随即诞生。

Word by Word

• tasya: from him/of him

• agre: first/at the beginning

• śveta-varṇa-ābhaḥ: having the appearance of white colour (white radiance)

• śvetaḥ: Śveta (name)

• nāma: by name

• mahā-muniḥ: great sage

• vijajñe: was born/was produced

• atha: then

• mahā-tejāḥ: of great splendour

• tasmāt: from him

• jajñe: was born

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva, the remover)

• tu: indeed

• asau: that (very one)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana lineage account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Hara
• Sveta

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva (Hara) as the primordial Pati who manifests within creation; Linga-worship is thereby rooted in acknowledging the transcendent Lord appearing as the source and support of all lineages.

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

By naming him “Hara,” it highlights Shiva-tattva as the remover of Pāśa (bondage) for the Pāśu (individual soul), even while he is spoken of as manifesting within the cosmos.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is described directly, but the verse supports the Pāśupata orientation: approach Hara as Pati through devotion and inner discipline aimed at the cutting of bondage (pāśa-kṣaya).