Shloka 15

Adhyaya 45: Rudra as Sarvatma—Seven Lokas, Seven Talas, and the Cosmic Body of Shiva

Devanagari script

लक्षं सप्तसहस्रं हि तलानां सघनस्य तु व्योम्नः प्रमाणं मूलं तु त्रिंशत्साहस्रकेण तु

Transliteration

lakṣaṃ saptasahasraṃ hi talānāṃ saghanasya tu vyomnaḥ pramāṇaṃ mūlaṃ tu triṃśatsāhasrakeṇa tu

Translation

Wahrlich, das bemessene Ausmaß der dichten Unterweltsregionen (der Talas) beträgt hundert­sieben­tausend; und das Grundmaß des dazwischenliegenden Himmelsraums (vyoman) ist auf dreißigtausend festgesetzt.

Word by Word

• lakṣam: one hundred thousand

• sapta-sahasram: seven thousand

• hi: indeed

• talānām: of the talas (nether realms)

• saghanasya: of the dense/compact (mass)

• tu: and/but

• vyomnaḥ: of the sky/space

• pramāṇam: measure, extent

• mūlam: fundamental/basis

• tu: indeed

• triṃśat-sāhasrakeṇa: by/at thirty-thousand (as the unit/extent)

• tu: and/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By giving precise cosmic measures, the verse frames the universe as an ordered manifestation upheld by Pati (Shiva); Linga worship aligns the devotee’s inner pramāṇa (spiritual orientation) with that cosmic order.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the stable ground of measure (mūla-pramāṇa): even space and the lower worlds are quantifiable only because the Supreme Pati sustains their order and limits.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative (dhyāna) use of cosmology: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, reflecting on tala and vyoma as forms of Pāśa (worldly structure) supports vairāgya and turns the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva) through Linga-upāsanā.