Shloka 83

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

Devanagari script

अधिष्ठिता सा हि महेश्वरेण प्रवर्तते चोद्यमने समन्तात् अनुप्रवृत्तस्तु महांस्तदेनां चिरस्थिरत्वाद् विषयं श्रियः स्वयम्

Transliteration

adhiṣṭhitā sā hi maheśvareṇa pravartate codyamane samantāt anupravṛttastu mahāṃstadenāṃ cirasthiratvād viṣayaṃ śriyaḥ svayam

Translation

盖吉祥天女Śrī（福德、繁荣）实由摩诃提婆所摄持；当为彼所策发，便遍行诸方。又彼大者依彼而行，由其久远安住之稳固，自成Śrī之相应所依。

Word by Word

• अधिष्ठिता (adhiṣṭhitā): governed/overruled

• सा (sā): she (Śrī)

• हि (hi): indeed

• महेश्वरेण (maheśvareṇa): by Maheśvara (Pati, Lord Śiva)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate): proceeds/operates

• चोद्यमने (codyamane): when being impelled/commanded

• समन्तात् (samantāt): on all sides/everywhere

• अनुप्रवृत्तः (anupravṛttaḥ): acting in conformity/engaged accordingly

• तु (tu): and/but

• महान् (mahān): the great one (noble devotee/king/steadfast person)

• तद् (tad): thereby/then

• एनाम् (enām): her (Śrī)

• चिरस्थिरत्वात् (cira-sthiratvāt): because of long-lasting steadiness

• विषयम् (viṣayam): sphere/abode/domain

• श्रियः (śriyaḥ): of Śrī (fortune, auspiciousness)

• स्वयम् (svayam): of himself/by himself

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Shri (Lakshmi/Prosperity)

FAQs

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

It frames Śrī (auspicious prosperity) as Śiva-adhīnā—operating under Mahādeva’s lordship; thus Linga-worship is presented as aligning the devotee (paśu) with Pati’s governance so that auspiciousness becomes stable rather than fleeting.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as Īśvara/Pati: the supreme regulator who impels and directs cosmic functions (including prosperity), indicating that grace (anugraha) and order are not random but arise from His sovereign will.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes cira-sthiratva—long steadiness—suggesting Pāśupata-style discipline (niyama, dhāraṇā, unwavering devotion to the Linga) as the means by which Śrī becomes established in one’s life through Śiva’s anugraha.