Shloka 44

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

अपां निधानं जीमूताः षण्मासानिह सुव्रताः वर्षयन्त्येव जगतां हिताय पवनाज्ञया

Transliteration

apāṃ nidhānaṃ jīmūtāḥ ṣaṇmāsāniha suvratāḥ varṣayantyeva jagatāṃ hitāya pavanājñayā

Translation

Die Wolken, Schatzkammern des Wassers, in ihrem heiligen Zyklus gezügelt, lassen hier sechs Monate lang Regen strömen—wahrlich zum Wohl der Welten—nach dem Gebot des Windes.

Word by Word

• अपाम् (apām): of waters

• निधानम् (nidhānam): repository/treasury

• जीमूताः (jīmūtāḥ): clouds

• षण्मासानि (ṣaṇmāsāni): six months

• इह (iha): here/in this world

• सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ): of good vows, well-disciplined/regulated

• वर्षयन्ति (varṣayanti): they cause to rain, they rain

• एव (eva): indeed

• जगताम् (jagatām): of the worlds/creatures

• हिताय (hitāya): for welfare/benefit

• पवनाज्ञया (pavanājñayā): by the command/ordinance of the Wind (Vāyu)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmic regulation of the elements within Shiva’s ordained order)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Jimutah (clouds)

FAQs

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

It frames rain and seasonal order as regulated powers within the divine governance that ultimately belongs to Pati (Shiva); Linga worship trains the devotee to perceive nature’s functions as Shiva’s ordinance rather than mere chance.

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

By implying an overarching command behind elemental forces, it points to Shiva-tattva as the supreme regulator: the elements act as instruments within a higher, orderly will that sustains the jagat for the good of all beings (pashus).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pashupata-aligned takeaway: meditate on seasonal cycles (ṛtu-dharma) as expressions of divine niyati (cosmic ordinance), cultivating detachment from pasha (dependence/fear) and steadiness in Shiva-bhakti.