Shloka 21

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

मेघेभ्यस्तनयित्नुभ्यः प्रवृत्तं वृष्टिसर्जनम् सकृद् एव तथा वृष्ट्या संयुक्ते पृथिवीतले

Transliteration

meghebhyastanayitnubhyaḥ pravṛttaṃ vṛṣṭisarjanam sakṛd eva tathā vṛṣṭyā saṃyukte pṛthivītale

Translation

ಗುಡುಗುಳ್ಳ ಮೇಘಗಳಿಂದ ಮಳೆಯ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಆ ಮಳೆ ಒಮ್ಮೆವಾದರೂ ಭೂಮಿತಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಿದ್ದಾಗ, ಭೂಮಿ ಜಲದಿಂದ ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸಿ ಜಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• मेघेभ्यः: from the clouds

• तनयित्नुभ्यः: from those accompanied by thunder

• प्रवृत्तम्: set in motion/commenced

• वृष्टि-सर्जनम्: the emission/release of rain

• सकृत्: once/at a single time

• एव: indeed

• तथा: thus

• वृष्ट्या: with rain/by the rain

• संयुक्ते: when joined/connected/pervaded

• पृथिवी-तले: on the surface of the earth

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames rainfall and fertility as expressions of Shiva’s governance of sṛṣṭi; in Linga worship, such natural order is contemplated as the Lord’s śakti sustaining life, prompting gratitude, abhiṣeka symbolism, and dharmic living.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the sovereign intelligence by which elemental processes (cloud, thunder, rain, earth) function coherently, sustaining paśus who remain bound by pāśa until liberated through right knowledge and practice.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports a contemplative Pāśupata दृष्टि (vision): meditating on rain as śakti and order (niyati), and ritually echoing it through linga-abhiṣeka with water as a reminder of purification and sustenance.