Shloka 44

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

यथा ममोदरे लोकाः सर्वे दृष्टास्त्वया प्रभो तथैव दृष्टाः कार्त्स्न्येन मया लोकास्तवोदरे

Transliteration

yathā mamodare lokāḥ sarve dṛṣṭāstvayā prabho tathaiva dṛṣṭāḥ kārtsnyena mayā lokāstavodare

Translation

主よ、あなたが我が腹の内に一切の世界を見給うたように、私もまた、余すところなく完全に、あなたの腹の内に一切の世界を見ました。

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• mama-udare: in my belly/within me

• lokāḥ: the worlds/planes of existence

• sarve: all

• dṛṣṭāḥ: were seen/beheld

• tvayā: by You

• prabho: O Lord/Master

• tathā eva: so indeed/just so

• kārtsnyena: in totality, entirely

• mayā: by me

• lokāḥ: the worlds

• tava-udare: in Your belly/within You

Speaker

Brahma (addressing Lord Shiva as the Supreme Pati)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva as the all-containing Pati—within whom all lokas abide—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the transcendent ground of creation rather than to a limited deity-form.

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

Shiva is portrayed as the limitless inner reality that contains all worlds; even Brahma’s creative scope is encompassed within Him, indicating Shiva’s supremacy beyond the pasha-bound cosmic functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pashupata-oriented insight is implied: meditate on the Linga/Shiva as the inner container of all lokas, loosening pasha (bondage) by shifting identity from pashu (finite self) to refuge in Pati.