Shloka 48

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

सर्वगत्वात् प्रधानस्य तिर्यग् ऊर्ध्वम् अधस् तथा अण्डेष्वेतेषु सर्वेषु भुवनानि चतुर्दश

Transliteration

sarvagatvāt pradhānasya tiryag ūrdhvam adhas tathā aṇḍeṣveteṣu sarveṣu bhuvanāni caturdaśa

Translation

Weil Pradhāna (die uranfängliche Natur) allgegenwärtig ist—seitwärts, nach oben und nach unten sich ausdehnend—sind in all diesen kosmischen Eiern die vierzehn Welten geordnet.

Word by Word

• सर्वगत्वात्: because of all-pervasiveness

• प्रधानस्य: of Pradhāna (primordial Nature)

• तिर्यक्: horizontally/across

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upward

• अधस्: downward

• तथा: and also/likewise

• अण्डेषु: in the cosmic eggs (brahmāṇḍas)

• एतेषु: in these

• सर्वेषु: in all

• भुवनानि: worlds/planes of existence

• चतुर्दश: fourteen

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Pradhana

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as an ordered manifestation within brahmāṇḍas, preparing the devotee to worship the Liṅga as Pati (Śiva) who transcends and supports all worlds that arise through prakṛti (Pradhāna).

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

By describing Pradhāna as the pervasive field in which the worlds are arranged, the verse implicitly points to Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who is distinct from Pradhāna and governs its unfoldment for the experience and liberation of the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the takeaway is contemplative cosmology (tattva-vicāra) used in Shaiva practice to cultivate dispassion and orient the yogin toward Pati beyond the fourteen bhuvanas.