Shloka 33

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

क्ष्मायां सृष्टिं विसृजते ऽभासयत्तेन भास्करः तोयस्य नास्ति वै नाशः तदैव परिवर्तते

Transliteration

kṣmāyāṃ sṛṣṭiṃ visṛjate 'bhāsayattena bhāskaraḥ toyasya nāsti vai nāśaḥ tadaiva parivartate

Translation

Auf der Erde lässt er die Ordnung der Schöpfung hervortreten; und durch eben diese Tat erleuchtet die Sonne sie. Denn für das Wasser gibt es wahrlich kein Vergehen—zu jener Zeit wandelt es sich nur.

Word by Word

• क्ष्मायाम्: on the earth

• सृष्टिम्: creation/created order

• विसृजते: he sends forth, projects

• अभासयत् तेन: by that (act) causing illumination

• भास्करः: the Sun

• तोयस्य: of water

• न अस्ति: there is not

• वै: indeed

• नाशः: destruction/annihilation

• तदा एव: then itself, at that very time

• परिवर्तते: it changes, transforms

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Prithvi (Kshma)
• Jala (Water)

FAQs

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

It frames the world as Shiva-governed manifestation: creation is projected and illumined, while elements like water persist through transformation—supporting Linga worship as reverence to Pati, the sustaining source behind changing forms.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the sovereign regulator of sṛṣṭi and the lawful transformations (parivarta) of the bhūtas; change occurs in the field of manifestation, while the governing principle (Pati) remains the ultimate ground.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative practice is suggested: in Pashupata-oriented meditation, the sādhaka observes impermanence as transformation (not nihilistic destruction), cultivating vairāgya and steadiness in devotion to Shiva as Pati.