Shloka 14

Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā

Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres

Devanagari script

चतुर्गुणोत्तरे चार्द्धे जनलोकात्तपः स्मृतम् । वैराजा यत्र देवा वै स्थिता दाहविवर्जिताः

Transliteration

caturguṇottare cārddhe janalokāttapaḥ smṛtam | vairājā yatra devā vai sthitā dāhavivarjitāḥ

Translation

In the upper half, fourfold higher than Janaloka, the realm called Tapoloka is spoken of. There dwell the gods known as the Vairājas, established there and free from the burning affliction (the heat of worldly suffering).

Word by Word

• चतुर्-गुण-उत्तरे: in the higher (region) by fourfold measure
• चतुर्-गुण-उत्तरे: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; द्विगु-तत्पुरुष (caturguṇena uttare = ‘in the region higher by fourfold’)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अर्धे: in the half/portion
• अर्धे: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• जन-लोकात्: from Janaloka
• जन-लोकात्: अपादान (Ablative/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (janasya lokaḥ)

• तपः: Tapoloka (realm of austerity)
• तपः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्मृतम्: is called/known
• स्मृतम्: क्रिया (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘is called/known’)

• वैराजाः: Vairāja (class of)
• वैराजाः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘देवाः’)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक सम्बन्धक

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (वाक्य-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• स्थिताः: are situated, remain
• स्थिताः: क्रिया (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (stative: ‘are situated’)

• दाह-विवर्जिताः: free from burning/heat
• दाह-विवर्जिताः: विशेषण (of ‘देवाः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; √वर्ज् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-रहितार्थ (dāhena vivarjitāḥ = ‘devoid of burning/heat’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Vairaja Devas
• Janaloka
• Tapoloka

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It points to Tapoloka as a purified plane attained through sustained tapas, symbolizing the Shaiva Siddhanta movement from pāśa (binding impurities) toward serenity where the ‘burning’ of worldly affliction no longer dominates consciousness.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Tapas is presented as an inner discipline that ripens the devotee for Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—by reducing agitation and karmic heat, making the mind fit for steady devotion and contemplation of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sustained meditation and austerity—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a disciplined life—aimed at cooling inner ‘dāha’ (restlessness and suffering) and stabilizing devotion.