Shloka 22

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणस्तूदरे दृष्ट्वा सर्वान्विष्णुर्महाभुजः अहो ऽस्य तपसो वीर्यम् इत्युक्त्वा च पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

brahmaṇastūdare dṛṣṭvā sarvānviṣṇurmahābhujaḥ aho 'sya tapaso vīryam ityuktvā ca punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

见到一切众生尽在梵天腹中，臂力无比的毗湿奴反复赞叹道：“啊！他的苦行（tapas）之力何其雄伟！”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā

• तु: indeed

• उदरे: in the belly/womb

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• सर्वान्: all (beings/worlds)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu

• महाभुजः: mighty-armed

• अहो: ah!/indeed!

• अस्य: of this (one)

• तपसः: of austerity/tapas

• वीर्यम्: potency, power, vigor

• इति: thus

• उक्त्वा: having said

• च: and

• पुनः पुनः: again and again

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; the exclamation is by Vishnu within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights tapas-śakti (austerity-born potency) as a prerequisite for sacred manifestation; in Shaiva understanding, such power ultimately matures through Pati’s (Śiva’s) anugraha, which later grounds the worship and installation of the Liṅga.

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

Though Śiva is not named, the verse points to the principle that extraordinary creative capacity (seen as worlds contained and revealed) is sustained by a higher, unseen sovereignty—Pati—who empowers Brahmā and Viṣṇu; this aligns with Śaiva Siddhānta where Śiva remains the transcendent governor of sṛṣṭi.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas (disciplined austerity) is foregrounded—an inner yogic heat and restraint that generates vīrya (spiritual potency), a key foundation for later Purāṇic pujā-vidhi and Pāśupata-oriented self-purification.