Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इति ते कथिता तात सर्वब्रह्मांडसंस्थितिः । तदूर्ध्वं लोकसंस्थानं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि

Transliteration

iti te kathitā tāta sarvabrahmāṃḍasaṃsthitiḥ | tadūrdhvaṃ lokasaṃsthānaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi

Translation

ಹೇ ತಾತಾ! ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಸರ್ವ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡಗಳ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ನಿನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದೆ. ಈಗ ಅದರ ಮೇಲಿನ ಲೋಕಗಳ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯ ಕುರಿತು—ಇನ್ನೇನು ಕೇಳಲು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೀಯ?

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थ/quotative

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन (enclitic); ‘to you/for you’ अर्थे दत्तिवत् प्रयोगः (contextual)

• कथिता: has been told
• कथिता: Kriya (क्रिया/वाक्य-प्रधान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संस्थितिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणं; कर्मणि भाव

• तात: O dear one/son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सर्वब्रह्माण्डसंस्थितिः: the entire cosmic arrangement
• सर्वब्रह्माण्डसंस्थितिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ब्रह्माण्ड + संस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वस्य ब्रह्माण्डस्य संस्थितिः’ (the arrangement/structure of the whole cosmos)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘लोकसंस्थानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/निर्देश

• ऊर्ध्वम्: above
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = above/upwards

• लोकसंस्थानम्: the arrangement of the worlds
• लोकसंस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + संस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘लोकस्य संस्थानम्’ (arrangement of the worlds); ‘श्रोतुम्’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक; ‘अन्यत्’ इत्यस्य सह

• अन्यत्: other/else
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘किम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Karma (कर्म/इच्छा-विषय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to hear’

• इच्छसि: you wish/desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person/मध्यम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A senior narrator/teacher in Umāsaṃhitā (contextually a divine or sage instructor addressing a disciple as 'tāta')

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Cosmographic transition verse: concludes explanation of brahmāṇḍa-structure and invites inquiry into higher lokas (implicitly culminating in Śivaloka).

Significance: Frames śravaṇa (listening) as a soteriological act: orderly cosmology becomes a ladder for contemplation leading beyond the cosmos.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Brahmāṇḍa-plurality acknowledged (‘sarva-brahmāṇḍa’), consistent with Purāṇic multi-universe cosmography.

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It marks a transition from describing the cosmos externally (brahmāṇḍa-saṃsthiti) to higher realms, implying that true understanding moves from worldly mapping toward the higher order that culminates in liberation under Pati (Shiva).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By framing cosmology as teachable and surpassable, the verse supports Saguna devotion (Linga worship) as a guided path through the worlds, ultimately pointing beyond all loka-level distinctions to Shiva as the supreme ground of all universes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening) followed by nididhyāsana (contemplation): study the cosmic teaching, then meditate on Shiva as Pati beyond all lokas—supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) if undertaken in this section’s devotional spirit.