Shloka 30

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

शिरोभिः पतिता भूमीं तुरगा वेदसंभवाः अथाधस्ताद्रथस्यास्य भगवान् धरणीधरः

Transliteration

śirobhiḥ patitā bhūmīṃ turagā vedasaṃbhavāḥ athādhastādrathasyāsya bhagavān dharaṇīdharaḥ

Translation

ヴェーダより生まれし馬らは、頭から地に倒れ伏した。しかしてこの戦車の下には、福徳なる主—大地を支える御方—が支えとして立たれた。

Word by Word

• शिरोभिः: with their heads

• पतिताः: fallen

• भूमिम्: to the earth/ground

• तुरगाः: horses

• वेदसंभवाः: born from the Vedas (Veda-origin)

• अथ: then

• अधस्तात्: beneath

• रथस्य: of the chariot

• अस्य: of this

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• धरणीधरः: the Earth-bearer/Supporter of the world

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the unseen foundation (ādhāra) of the cosmos—an essential Linga principle where the formless Pati upholds all forms and rites, including Vedic sacrifice.

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

Shiva appears as Dharaṇīdhara, the sustaining reality beneath all movement and structures—indicating Pati as the stable ground that supports the world and the order of dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse alludes to Vedic sacrificial symbolism (Veda-born horses) while implying the Pashupata insight: steadiness in Pati-bhāva—taking refuge in Shiva as the inner support beyond external ritual motion.