Shloka 49
सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्
Exposition of the Supreme Method of Creation and the Tirodhāna-Cakra
इममर्थमुरीकृत्य चक्रसामीप्यवर्त्तनात् । सलिलस्य च तन्मध्ये इति प्राह श्रुतिस्स्वयम्
imamarthamurīkṛtya cakrasāmīpyavarttanāt | salilasya ca tanmadhye iti prāha śrutissvayam
Indem man diesen Sinn annimmt, erklärt die Śruti selbst: Wegen der Bewegung des Wassers nahe dem wirbelnden Rad wird die (subtile) Wirklichkeit als „inmitten jenes Wassers“ verweilend verstanden.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings as Śruti-supported doctrine)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Śruti-pramāṇa invoked for a subtle ‘middle-of-the-waters’ abiding principle (cosmic/ontic center imagery).
FAQs
It uses a Śruti-backed analogy: even amid motion and change (like water circling a wheel), the deepest truth is realized as the inner, central presence—pointing to Pati (Shiva) as the indwelling Reality to be known through inward contemplation.
The “middle of the water” suggests the subtle center within phenomena; Linga-worship similarly trains the mind to move from outer form (saguṇa support) to the inner Linga-consciousness—Shiva as the stable core within changing experience.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), steadying awareness on the inner ‘center’ (hṛdaya/antar-liṅga), optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa as aids to recollection.