Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 72
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
पातालवासिनश्चान्ये नानायोनिसमुद्भवाः । नद्यस्समुद्रा गिरयः काननानि सरांसि च
pātālavāsinaścānye nānāyonisamudbhavāḥ | nadyassamudrā girayaḥ kānanāni sarāṃsi ca
Auch die anderen — Bewohner der Pātāla-Reiche, aus vielerlei Schoß hervorgegangen — sowie Flüsse, Ozeane, Berge, Wälder und Seen: all dies ist in jene allumfassende Ordnung eingeschlossen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: lokasaṅgraha/cosmic taxonomy including Pātāla and terrestrial features
FAQs
It expands the vision of devotion: every realm and category of beings—down to Pātāla and up through nature’s vast forms—stands within Shiva’s governance, reminding the seeker to recognize the Lord’s presence and order everywhere.
By listing worlds and natural powers, the verse supports Saguna contemplation: the Linga is worshipped as the visible sign of the all-pervading Pati (Shiva) who contains and sustains all domains and beings.
Practice all-pervasive Shiva-bhāvanā: while doing japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), mentally offer rivers, mountains, forests, and all beings into the Linga as a universal arghya, strengthening non-sectarian reverence and inner detachment.