Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

महाभोगपतेर्भोगं साध्वास्तीर्य महोच्छ्रयम् तस्मिन्महति पर्यङ्के शेते चैकार्णवे प्रभुः

Transliteration

mahābhogapaterbhogaṃ sādhvāstīrya mahocchrayam tasminmahati paryaṅke śete caikārṇave prabhuḥ

Translation

善加铺展大享乐之主的高妙卧榻后，至尊主宰便卧于那广大之床，处在唯一的宇宙大海之中——安住超越，离一切系缚（pāśa），为至上的主宰（Pati）。

Word by Word

• महाभोगपतेः: of the lord/master of great enjoyments

• भोगम्: enjoyment, couch/bed of enjoyment

• साधु: properly, rightly

• आस्तीर्य: having spread out, having laid

• महोच्छ्रयम्: lofty, highly raised, exalted

• तस्मिन्: on that

• महति: great, vast

• पर्यङ्के: on a couch/bed

• शेते: lies down, reclines

• च: and

• एकार्णवे: in the single ocean (cosmic waters at dissolution)

• प्रभुः: the Lord, sovereign.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the supreme Pati who remains untouched by dissolution (pralaya) in the Ekārṇava; Linga worship mirrors this truth by honoring the unchanging Lord beyond all manifested forms.

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

Shiva is shown as the sovereign Prabhu who “reclines” in cosmic waters—signifying transcendental stillness and freedom from pāśa (bondage), while creation and withdrawal occur under his lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to vairāgya and inner repose central to Pāśupata-oriented discipline: abiding in the Self like the Pati—unmoved by bhoga and the cycles of sṛṣṭi–pralaya.