Shloka 8
Adhyaya 45: Rudra as Sarvatma—Seven Lokas, Seven Talas, and the Cosmic Body of Shiva
पृथिवी चान्तरिक्षं च स्वर्महर्जन एव च तपः सत्यं च सप्तैते लोकास्त्वण्डोद्भवाः शुभाः
pṛthivī cāntarikṣaṃ ca svarmaharjana eva ca tapaḥ satyaṃ ca saptaite lokāstvaṇḍodbhavāḥ śubhāḥ
Earth, the mid-region (atmosphere), heaven, Maharloka, Janaloka, Tapoloka, and Satyaloka—these seven auspicious worlds arise from the cosmic egg. In Shaiva understanding, such ordered realms belong to manifested creation, within which the bound soul (paśu) moves under bondage (pāśa) until it turns to the Lord (Pati), Shiva, for liberation.
Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana framework)
FAQs
By listing the seven lokas as products of the brahmāṇḍa, the verse frames all worship—including Linga-pūjā—as a means for the paśu (soul) to rise beyond the created hierarchy and seek Pati (Shiva), who transcends these realms.
Indirectly: it describes the structured, auspicious manifested cosmos, implying a higher, unmanifest Lord who is not limited to any loka. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Shiva as Pati is distinct from and sovereign over the created worlds where paśus wander under pāśa.
No single rite is named, but the teaching supports Pashupata-oriented sādhanā: using worship and yoga to move from identification with loka-bound existence toward detachment (vairāgya) and Shiva-realization beyond cosmological levels.