Shloka 28
सृष्टिवर्णनम्
Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti
इत्येवमादिसर्गस्ते वर्णितो मुनिसत्तम । आदिसर्गं विदित्वैवं यथेष्टां प्राप्नुयाद्गतिम्
ityevamādisargaste varṇito munisattama | ādisargaṃ viditvaivaṃ yatheṣṭāṃ prāpnuyādgatim
如是，噢诸牟尼中最胜者，我已为汝宣说阿底萨尔伽（Ādisarga），即原初之创造。若如是了知阿底萨尔伽者，凭正知正见之恩德，必得其所应得之归趣——亦即其所求之境界。
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Śravaṇa/manana of ādisarga as Śiva-kathā is presented as spiritually efficacious, orienting the seeker toward the desired gati (aim), culminating in liberation when aligned with Śiva’s grace.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Conclusion of ādisarga teaching; transition from cosmology to soteriology (gati through knowledge)
FAQs
It concludes the Ādisarga narration by teaching that understanding Shiva’s cosmic order is not mere mythology—it refines one’s worldview and supports the soul’s progress toward its chosen gati, including liberation (moksha).
By grounding devotion in right understanding: Saguna Shiva (as Lord and cause of cosmic functions) is approached with clearer faith when creation is understood as ordered under Pati (Shiva), rather than as random or independent of divine lordship.
Śravaṇa and manana—listening to and contemplating the Purana’s teaching—are implied as a practice; this can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the truth of Shiva as Pati and attain one’s spiritual aim.