Shloka 35

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

परार्धे तु तमो नित्यं लोकालोकस्ततः स्मृतः एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तो भूर्लोकस्य च विस्तरः

Transliteration

parārdhe tu tamo nityaṃ lokālokastataḥ smṛtaḥ evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ prokto bhūrlokasya ca vistaraḥ

Translation

In the farther half there is perpetual darkness; therefore it is remembered as the Lokāloka boundary—the divider between the manifest worlds and what lies beyond. Thus, in brief, the extent of Bhūrloka has been described.

Word by Word

• परार्धे: beyond that further region

• तु: indeed

• तमः: darkness

• नित्यम्: perpetual/everlasting

• लोकालोकः: Lokāloka (the boundary of loka and aloka)

• ततः: therefore/from that

• स्मृतः: is remembered/known

• एवम्: thus

• संक्षेपतः: in summary

• प्रोक्तः: has been stated/described

• भूर्लोकस्य: of Bhūrloka (the earthly plane)

• च: and

• विस्तरः: extent/expanse

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Bhurloka
• Lokaloka

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as a bounded, ordered manifestation; Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) to Pati (Shiva) who transcends all lokas, including the Lokāloka limit.

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

By implying a realm beyond the manifest worlds and their limits, it points to Shiva-tattva as that which is beyond loka/aloka—transcendent, the ground of manifestation, and not confined by cosmic geography.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is yogic transcendence: in Pāśupata-oriented contemplation, the practitioner turns from external cosmography to inner ascent beyond the loka-bound mind toward union with Pati (Shiva).