Shloka 72
Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds
तमो ऽभिभूते लोके ऽस्मिन् प्रभा येन प्रवर्तिता स्वस्त्यस्तु हि तवेत्युक्ते पतन्निह दिवाकरः
tamo 'bhibhūte loke 'smin prabhā yena pravartitā svastyastu hi tavetyukte patanniha divākaraḥ
当此世为黑暗所压伏时，正是由他令光辉流转而起。及至有人说道：“愿吉祥属于你”，太阳（Divākara）便降临于此——仿佛向那至上、能驱散昏冥（tamas）者俯首致敬。
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal scene implies a benedictory utterance addressed to the divine source of light)
FAQs
It frames the highest reality as the source that turns on prabhā in a tamas-filled world—aligning Linga worship with seeking Shiva as the supreme Jyoti that removes ignorance (pāśa) from the pashu.
Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent initiator of light and auspiciousness: the Pati whose anugraha dispels tamas and establishes order, even as cosmic powers like the Sun respond within that higher sovereignty.
A stuti-based practice: invoking svasti (auspicious benediction) and meditating on jyoti to overcome tamas—consistent with Pāśupata-oriented inner purification where the pashu moves from darkness to Shiva-conscious illumination.