Shloka 58

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

गाङ्गा गङ्गाम्बुसम्भूता पर्जन्येन परावहैः नगानां च नदीनां च दिग्गजानां समाकुलम्

Transliteration

gāṅgā gaṅgāmbusambhūtā parjanyena parāvahaiḥ nagānāṃ ca nadīnāṃ ca diggajānāṃ samākulam

Translation

Aus den eigenen Wassern der Gaṅgā geboren, wurde diese Gaṅgā—von sintflutartigem Regen vorangetrieben—zur tosenden Flut, die Berge und Flüsse durcheinanderwirbelte und selbst die mächtigen Weltenelefanten der Himmelsrichtungen in Aufruhr versetzte.

Word by Word

• गाङ्गा: the river Gaṅgā

• गङ्गाम्बुसम्भूता: arisen/formed from Gaṅgā-water

• पर्जन्येन: by rain-clouds, by rainfall

• परावहैः: with strong onward currents, with sweeping flow

• नगानाम्: of mountains

• च: and

• नदीनाम्: of rivers

• च: and

• दिग्गजानाम्: of the directional elephants (guardians of the quarters)

• समाकुलम्: agitated, confused, thrown into upheaval

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It highlights Gaṅgā-jala as an overwhelming purifier—an ideal offering for Linga-abhiṣeka—symbolizing the force that washes away pāśa (bondage) when offered to Pati (Śiva) with devotion.

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

Though Śiva is not named directly, the imagery of an unstoppable purifying flood mirrors Shiva-tattva as the transcendent power that dissolves impurity and disorder, reordering the cosmos and the pashu’s inner world toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports tirtha-sevana and Gaṅgā-jala abhiṣeka in Linga-pūjā; yogically, it points to inner śauca (purification) where the ‘flood’ of mantra and devotion breaks the turbulence of pāśa.