Shloka 23

Devanagari script

हरेस्तदर्धं विस्तीर्णं विमानं तत्र सो ऽपि च पद्मरागमयं दिव्यं पद्मजस्य च दक्षिणे

Transliteration

harestadardhaṃ vistīrṇaṃ vimānaṃ tatra so 'pi ca padmarāgamayaṃ divyaṃ padmajasya ca dakṣiṇe

Translation

Là apparut aussi un autre vimāna céleste, déployé à la moitié de la mesure de celui de Hari; divin, fait de padmarāga (rubis), il se tenait à la droite du Né du Lotus (Brahmā).

Word by Word

• हरेः (hareḥ): of Hari (Viṣṇu)

• तदर्धम् (tad-ardham): half of that (measure)

• विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam): expanded, spread out

• विमानम् (vimānam): celestial chariot/palace

• तत्र (tatra): there

• सः अपि (saḥ api): that also/it too

• च (ca): and

• पद्मरागमयम् (padmarāga-mayam): made of padmarāga (ruby)

• दिव्यम् (divyam): divine, celestial

• पद्मजस्य (padmajasya): of the Lotus-born (Brahmā)

• च (ca): and

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe): on the right side

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana narrative to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

By describing divine vimānas and their measured placement, the verse supports the Purāṇic idea of ordered sacred space—mirrored in Liṅga-pūjā where the altar, directions, and proportional layout express dharma and the presence of Pati (Śiva) as the ground of cosmic order.

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

Though Śiva is not named here, the narrative’s cosmic architecture implies a governing principle beyond individual deities—consistent with Śaiva Siddhānta where Pati (Śiva) is the transcendent regulator in whom the functions of creation and preservation find their proper station and measure.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is directional sanctity and proportional arrangement—key to temple/maṇḍala logic used in Śaiva worship; yogically, it hints at inner “placement” (nyāsa-like order) where the seeker aligns the embodied pashu with a higher cosmic symmetry.