Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

तस्माद्द्विजाः सर्वमजस्य तस्य नियोगतश्चाण्डमभूदजाद्वै अजश् च अण्डादखिलं च तस्माज् ज्योतिर्गणैर्लोकमजात्मकं तत्

Transliteration

tasmāddvijāḥ sarvamajasya tasya niyogataścāṇḍamabhūdajādvai ajaś ca aṇḍādakhilaṃ ca tasmāj jyotirgaṇairlokamajātmakaṃ tat

Translation

因此，诸位二生圣者啊，依那“不生者”阿阇（Aja）的敕令，宇宙之卵（Aṇḍa）得以出现。确由不生者而生其卵；由卵而展开一切显现之境。其后，凭诸光明神力之众，那以不生者为本质的世界被安置整饬，使之堪能显现。

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmin sages)

• सर्वम्: all/entirety

• अजस्य: of the Unborn (Aja—Supreme Lord)

• तस्य: of that

• नियोगतः: by command/ordinance/impulsion

• च: and

• अण्डम्: the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

• अभूत्: came to be/arose

• अजात्: from the Unborn

• वै: indeed

• अजः: the Unborn principle/Lord

• च: and

• अण्डात्: from the egg

• अखिलम्: all, the whole universe

• च: and

• तस्मात्: from that/thereafter

• ज्योतिः-गणैः: by multitudes of luminous beings/energies (radiant hosts)

• लोकम्: the world/realm of beings

• अज-आत्मकम्: having the Unborn as its essence

• तत्: that (universe).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Aja (the Unborn Supreme, identified with Shiva as Pati)
• Brahmanda (Cosmic Egg)
• Jyotir-gana (hosts of luminous powers)

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga worship in first principles: the Linga signifies the Unborn Pati (Shiva) from whose ordinance the brahmāṇḍa and all manifestation arise; worship returns the pashu (soul) to awareness of that unborn source beyond pasha (bondage).

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as Aja—the Unborn, the ordering intelligence and sovereign cause whose niyoga (ordinance) brings forth the cosmic egg and whose essence pervades the world (ajātmaka).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pashupata-oriented takeaway is emphasized: meditate on the universe as ajātmaka—rooted in the Unborn Pati—so the pashu loosens identification with the manifested egg and moves toward liberation from pasha.