Shloka 34
Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्
पञ्चमस्तु जनस्तत्र षष्ठश् च तप उच्यते सत्यं तु सप्तमो लोको ह्य् अपुनर्भवगामिनाम्
pañcamastu janastatra ṣaṣṭhaś ca tapa ucyate satyaṃ tu saptamo loko hy apunarbhavagāminām
Dort heißt der fünfte Bereich Jana-loka, und der sechste wird Tapa-loka genannt. Der siebte ist wahrlich Satya-loka—die Sphäre derer, die dem Nicht-Wiederkehren entgegengehen und durch die Gnade Śivas als Pati, des Herrn, der dem paśu (der Seele) das pāśa (Band der Bindung) durchtrennt, über die Wiedergeburt hinausgelangen.
Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmology of lokas to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
By mapping the higher lokas (Jana, Tapa, Satya), the verse frames Linga-worship as a Shaiva sadhana that purifies the pashu (soul) and leads it beyond mere heavenly enjoyment toward apunarbhava—non-return—through the grace of Pati (Shiva).
Shiva-tattva is implied as the liberating Lord (Pati) whose sovereignty extends beyond cosmological hierarchy; even Satya-loka is meaningful as a station for those oriented to liberation, which culminates by transcending pasha (bondage) through Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
The verse points to tapas (austerity) and truth-aligned living (satya) as inner disciplines—core to Pashupata-oriented sadhana—supporting the soul’s ascent toward non-return rather than mere worldly or heavenly attainment.