Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वा च विविधोत्पत्तिं ब्रह्मणो लोकतन्त्रिणः इमं परमसादृश्यं प्रश्नम् अभ्यवदद्धरिः

Transliteration

jñātvā ca vividhotpattiṃ brahmaṇo lokatantriṇaḥ imaṃ paramasādṛśyaṃ praśnam abhyavadaddhariḥ

Translation

哈利既已了知梵天（Brahmā）——调御世间秩序者——种种出生之相，便提出此问：至为贴切，且与最高真理（tattva）紧密相应。

Word by Word

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā): having known/understood

• च (ca): and

• विविध-उत्पत्तिम् (vividha-utpattim): diverse origins/varied modes of manifestation

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ): of Brahmā

• लोक-तन्त्रिणः (loka-tantriṇaḥ): the one who administers/organizes the world-system

• इमम् (imam): this

• परम-सादृश्यम् (parama-sādṛśyam): most fitting/supremely congruent (with truth/context)

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam): question

• अभ्यवदत् (abhyavadat): spoke/asked (addressing)

• हरिः (hariḥ): Hari (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the internal dialogue; Hari/Vishnu is the one who asks the question within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames the narrative method: a precise, truth-aligned inquiry into creation precedes revelation. In the Linga Purana, such questioning prepares the ground for understanding the Linga as the transcendent Pati beyond changing origins.

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

By highlighting that even Brahmā’s origination is ‘varied’ and contingent, the verse implicitly points toward a higher, unconditioned principle—Pati (Śiva)—who is not merely a product of sṛṣṭi but the ground of manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this line; the practice emphasized is tattva-vicāra (discriminative inquiry), a prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented understanding where the paśu (soul) seeks release from pāśa (bondage) by knowing the supreme Pati.