Shloka 152

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

Devanagari script

ससर्ज सर्गमन्यं हि साधकं प्रभुरीश्वरः ततो ऽभिध्यायतस्तस्य सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तदा

Transliteration

sasarja sargamanyaṃ hi sādhakaṃ prabhurīśvaraḥ tato 'bhidhyāyatastasya satyābhidhyāyinastadā

Translation

随后，主宰伊湿伐罗（Īśvara）——至上的主（Pati）——又显现另一阶段的创造，作为成就之道。其后，当他入观思惟之时，那些以真实而不失之意念观修者，便依彼观想而生起。

Word by Word

• ससर्ज: created/emitted

• सर्गम्: creation/emanation

• अन्यं: another

• हि: indeed

• साधकम्: accomplishing/efficient as a means (for attainment)

• प्रभुः: the Lord

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara, the sovereign Pati

• ततः: then/thereafter

• अभिध्यायतः: while meditating/contemplating

• तस्य: of him/of that (Lord)

• सत्य-अभिध्यायिनः: true contemplators, those whose meditation is truthful/effective

• तदा: at that time

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmogony as taught in the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Pati) as the direct source of ordered manifestation through conscious will; Linga worship mirrors this truth by centering devotion on the formless-conscious Lord who empowers all sādhana and attainment.

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

Shiva is shown as Īśvara whose creation is not mechanical but arises from abhidhyāna (sovereign contemplation); his satya-saṅkalpa is efficacious, revealing Pati as the intelligent, free cause behind srishti.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights abhidhyāna—truth-aligned contemplation—suggesting a Pāśupata-oriented principle: when the pashu’s meditation becomes satya (aligned to Pati), it becomes sādhaka, a direct means toward siddhi and liberation.