Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भसर्गश् च प्रसंगाद्बहुविस्तरात् अण्डानामीदृशानां तु कोट्यो ज्ञेयाः सहस्रशः

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhasargaś ca prasaṃgādbahuvistarāt aṇḍānāmīdṛśānāṃ tu koṭyo jñeyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

由金胎（Hiraṇyagarbha）所起的创造，只是顺带以宏观略述而已。应当知晓：如此的宇宙卵（梵卵，brahmāṇḍa）有亿亿无量，乃至千亿之数。

Word by Word

• हिरण्यगर्भ-सर्गः: the creation from Hiraṇyagarbha (the golden germ/cosmic principle)

• च: and

• प्रसङ्गात्: by incidental mention/through context

• बहु-विस्तरात्: in expansive detail/broad elaboration

• अण्डानाम्: of cosmic eggs (brahmāṇḍas)

• ईदृशानाम्: of such a kind/like these

• तु: indeed/however

• कोट्यः: crores (ten-millions)

• ज्ञेयाः: are to be known/should be understood

• सहस्रशः: by the thousands/in thousands-fold.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Hiranyagarbha

FAQs

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

By asserting innumerable brahmāṇḍas, the verse points to Mahādeva as Pati—the transcendent Lord beyond all worlds—so Linga worship is directed to the Reality that surpasses any single cosmos.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the Purāṇic Shaiva frame implies that even Hiraṇyagarbha and countless cosmic eggs arise within the Lord’s overarching sovereignty; Shiva-tattva is thus the higher ground of all creation-processes.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the takeaway is contemplative—Pāśupata-oriented dhyāna on the Lord as Pati beyond innumerable universes, loosening the pasha of limited identification.