Shloka 11

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

धर्मादीनि च रूपाणि लोकतत्त्वार्थहेतवः महान् सृष्टिं विकुरुते चोद्यमानः सिसृक्षया

Transliteration

dharmādīni ca rūpāṇi lokatattvārthahetavaḥ mahān sṛṣṭiṃ vikurute codyamānaḥ sisṛkṣayā

Translation

祂化现为法（Dharma）等诸相——成为世间诸原理（tattva）及其旨趣之因——大圣者为显现之意所驱，展开创造，使之分化成万殊之态。

Word by Word

• धर्मादीनि: Dharma and the rest (cosmic principles beginning with righteousness)

• च: and

• रूपाणि: forms/manifestations

• लोक: of the world

• तत्त्व: principles/categories (tattvas)

• अर्थ: purposes/ends/meanings

• हेतवः: causes

• महान्: the Great One (Mahān—Supreme Lord, Pati)

• सृष्टिम्: creation

• विकुरुते: diversifies/unfolds/causes to evolve

• चोद्यमानः: being impelled/stirred (by icchā—will)

• सिसृक्षया: by the desire/intention to create.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as Shiva’s own unfolding into principles like Dharma; thus, Linga worship honors the Pati who becomes the very ground and order (tattva and dharma) of the world.

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

Shiva is presented as Mahān—the Supreme Pati—who, by icchā (creative will), differentiates creation into tattvas and their functions, while remaining the sovereign cause behind them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily teaches tattva-vicāra (contemplation on principles) foundational to Shaiva sādhanā; it supports Pashupata-style inner practice of seeing all categories as Shiva’s manifestation rather than independent realities.