Shloka 47

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

आज्यानां काष्ठसंयोगाद् अग्नेर्धूमः प्रवर्तितः द्वितीयानां च संभूतिर् विरिञ्चोच्छ्वासवायुना

Transliteration

ājyānāṃ kāṣṭhasaṃyogād agnerdhūmaḥ pravartitaḥ dvitīyānāṃ ca saṃbhūtir viriñcocchvāsavāyunā

Translation

من تماسِّ السمنِ المقرَّب (ghee) بالحطبِ، تتحرّكُ دُخَانُ النار. ثم تنشأُ المظاهرُ التاليةُ بريحٍ هي زفيرُ فيرينتشي (براهما)؛ وهكذا يمضي نظامُ الخلق تحتَ تدبيرِ السيّد (Pati).

Word by Word

• आज्यानाम्: of ghee-offerings

• काष्ठ-संयोगात्: from the conjunction/contact with wood (fuel)

• अग्नेः: of fire

• धूमः: smoke

• प्रवर्तितः: is set in motion/comes forth

• द्वितीयानाम्: of the second/secondary (order of beings/elements)

• च: and

• संभूतिः: origin/arising

• विरिञ्च: Viriñci (Brahmā)

• उच्छ्वास-वायुनाः: by the wind of exhalation (out-breath).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation sequence as taught in the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Brahma (Virinchi)

FAQs

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

It links Vedic fire-ritual symbolism (ghee, wood, Agni, smoke) to cosmic manifestation, reminding the worshipper that outer offerings mirror inner tattva-evolution under Pati (Śiva), the ultimate Lord of the Linga.

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

Even while describing Brahmā’s exhalation and elemental processes, the verse implies a governed order: Shiva-tattva as Pati remains the transcendent regulator, while lower agents (Agni, Viriñci, vāyu) function as instruments within His cosmic administration.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it points to homa (ghee and fuel producing dhūma) as a sacred analogue of creation; yogically, it hints at prāṇa (breath/wind) as a causal force—supporting Pāśupata-style innerization where breath and offering become internal worship.