Shloka 32

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

प्रकृतिर्विहिता ब्रह्मंस् त्वत्प्रसूतिर्महेश्वरी विष्णोर्भगवतश्चापि तथान्येषामपि प्रभो

Transliteration

prakṛtirvihitā brahmaṃs tvatprasūtirmaheśvarī viṣṇorbhagavataścāpi tathānyeṣāmapi prabho

Translation

噢梵天啊，Prakṛti（本原自然）已被制定；Maheshvarī（大女神）由汝而生。同样地，就毗湿奴世尊以及其他诸神而言，她亦为其源起，噢主宰。

Word by Word

• प्रकृतिः: Prakṛti (primordial Nature)

• विहिता: ordained/established

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmā (vocative)

• त्वत्-प्रसूतिḥ: born from you/your progeny

• महेश्वरी: Maheshvarī (Śakti, the Great Goddess)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu

• भगवतः: of the Blessed Lord

• च अपि: and also

• तथा: likewise

• अन्येषाम् अपि: of others too (other devas/cosmic principles)

• प्रभो: O Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal cosmological account involving Brahma and the arising of Shakti/Prakriti)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Maheshvari (Shakti/Prakriti)
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-worship in the Shaiva cosmology where Śiva as Pati operates through Śakti/Prakṛti to manifest the cosmos—so the Linga is adored along with Maheshvarī as His inseparable power.

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

By implying that the cosmic process depends on Maheshvarī/Prakṛti, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Lord (Pati) whose immanent power (Śakti) becomes the operative cause of manifestation, without diminishing His supremacy.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Śiva-Śakti integrated upāsanā: in puja, one worships the Linga with awareness of Śakti as the dynamic power behind creation; yogically, it aligns with Pāśupata contemplation of Pati as the ruler of Prakṛti and the releaser of the paśu from pāśa.