Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

प्राजापत्याद्ब्रह्मलोकः कोटिषट्कं विसृज्य तु पुण्यलोकास्तु सप्तैते ह्य् अण्डे ऽस्मिन्कथिता द्विजाः

Transliteration

prājāpatyādbrahmalokaḥ koṭiṣaṭkaṃ visṛjya tu puṇyalokāstu saptaite hy aṇḍe 'sminkathitā dvijāḥ

Translation

Ô dvija, au-delà du domaine de Prajāpatya se trouve Brahmaloka ; et, laissant de côté les six koṭi (de divisions secondaires), ces sept mondes sont proclamés les mondes méritoires au sein de cet Œuf cosmique.

Word by Word

• प्राजापत्यात्: from the Prajāpatya (realm of Prajāpati)

• ब्रह्मलोकः: Brahmaloka (world of Brahmā)

• कोटि-षट्कम्: a set of six crores

• विसृज्य: setting aside, omitting

• तु: indeed/and

• पुण्य-लोकाः: meritorious/heavenly worlds

• तु: indeed

• सप्त: seven

• एते: these

• हि: verily

• अण्डे: in the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

• अस्मिन्: in this

• कथिताः: have been stated/declared

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as a graded field of results (punya-lokas) within the brahmāṇḍa—reminding the worshipper that Linga-pūjā aims beyond temporary heavenly attainments toward Pati (Śiva) and liberation.

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

Indirectly: by listing even Brahmaloka as a world within the cosmic egg, it implies all created realms are limited; Śiva-tattva as Pati transcends these lokas as the ultimate ground beyond sṛṣṭi and its meritorious rewards.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is prescribed here; the takeaway is that karmic merit yields higher lokas, while Shaiva disciplines (Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā) are pursued to cut pāśa (bondage), not merely to ascend to punya-lokas.