Shloka 48

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

परस्परानुप्रवेशाद् धारयन्ति परस्परम् भूमेरन्तस्त्विदं सर्वं लोकालोकाचलावृतम्

Transliteration

parasparānupraveśād dhārayanti parasparam bhūmerantastvidaṃ sarvaṃ lokālokācalāvṛtam

Translation

Por la mutua interpenetración, estos soportes cósmicos se sostienen entre sí. Y todo esto yace dentro de la extensión interior de la Tierra, cercada por el monte Lokāloka, frontera entre los mundos manifestados y la oscuridad no manifestada más allá.

Word by Word

• paraspara-anuppraveśāt: by mutual interpenetration

• dhārayanti: they uphold, sustain

• parasparam: one another

• bhūmeḥ: of the Earth

• antaḥ: within, inner region

• tu: indeed

• idaṃ sarvam: all this (entire arrangement)

• lokāloka-acala: the Lokāloka mountain

• āvṛtam: enclosed, surrounded

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic cosmography to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as a sustained, ordered field—an effect of divine support—so Linga worship becomes alignment with Pati (Śiva) who stabilizes and bounds the worlds, just as Lokāloka bounds the manifest domain.

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

Though stated through cosmography, it implies Śiva-tattva as the sustaining principle (Pati) behind interdependent supports; the bounded cosmos is held within His order, while the beyond-Lokāloka region hints at what transcends manifest limitation (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhāraṇā-style contemplation is suggested: meditate on mutual support and the Lokāloka boundary to discern the limits of the manifest (pāśa) and turn the mind toward Pati (Śiva), the inner sustainer.