Shloka 15

Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā

Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres

Devanagari script

षड्गुणेन तपोलोकात्सत्यलोको व्यवस्थितः । ब्रह्मलोकः स विज्ञेयो वसंत्यमलचेतसः

Transliteration

ṣaḍguṇena tapolokātsatyaloko vyavasthitaḥ | brahmalokaḥ sa vijñeyo vasaṃtyamalacetasaḥ

Translation

Beyond Tapoloka, by a sixfold excellence, Satyaloka is established. That very realm is to be known as Brahmaloka, where the pure-minded dwell.

Word by Word

• षट्-गुणेन: by sixfold (measure)
• षट्-गुणेन: करण (Instrument/करण; measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (ṣaḍguṇa)

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

• सत्य-लोकः: Satyaloka
• सत्य-लोकः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (satya-loka)

• व्यवस्थितः: is established, situated
• व्यवस्थितः: क्रिया (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तरि/स्थित्यर्थ (stative: ‘is established’)

• ब्रह्म-लोकः: Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्म-लोकः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता; apposition to ‘सत्यलोकः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• सः: that (realm)
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विज्ञेयः: to be known (as)
• विज्ञेयः: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु; तव्यत्/य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्/य-प्रत्ययार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘to be known’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• वसन्ति: dwell
• वसन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अमल-चेतसः: the pure-minded (beings)
• अमल-चेतसः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता; of ‘वसन्ति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (amalaṃ ceto yeṣām = ‘those whose minds are pure’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It links spiritual refinement (purity of mind and higher qualities) with ascent to subtler realms, implying that inner purification—central to Shaiva discipline—elevates consciousness toward truth (Satyaloka) and the highest ordered plane (Brahmaloka).

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly presented as a means of chitta-śuddhi (mind-purification). The verse’s emphasis on amala-cetasaḥ aligns with Saguna Shiva devotion and ritual (pūjā, abhiṣeka, japa) culminating in inner clarity that supports higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined living and meditation aimed at cleansing the mind; supporting observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa are traditionally recommended in the Shiva Purana for steadiness and purity.