Shloka 8
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
इत्युक्ताः प्रययुस्सर्वे आशां विज्ञातुमोजसा । तदंतं न हि संप्राप्य न निवृत्ताः पितुर्गृहम्
ityuktāḥ prayayussarve āśāṃ vijñātumojasā | tadaṃtaṃ na hi saṃprāpya na nivṛttāḥ piturgṛham
ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮೇಲೆ, ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಆ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯಲು ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಹೊರಟರು. ಆದರೆ ಅದರ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ತಲುಪದೆ, ತಂದೆಯ ಗೃಹಕ್ಕೆ ಮರಳಲಿಲ್ಲ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga setting; the ‘search for the end of a direction’ mirrors the futility of grasping the infinite through finite striving—an experiential enactment of tirodhāna (limitation) upon bound souls.
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva teaching that the Infinite (Pati) cannot be reached by physical striving or measuring the cosmos; without inner turning toward Shiva through devotion and right knowledge, the ‘end’ is not attained.
The narrative implies that seeking Shiva as the limitless reality is not fulfilled by external pursuit alone; Saguna worship—such as Linga-upasana—gives the mind a sanctified focus that turns the seeker inward toward the limitless Shiva.
A practical takeaway is to replace mere outward searching with inward sadhana: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and steady meditation on Shiva’s boundlessness, supported by simple Shaiva disciplines like Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha where appropriate.