Shloka 34

Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

Devanagari script

पञ्चमस्तु जनस्तत्र षष्ठश् च तप उच्यते सत्यं तु सप्तमो लोको ह्य् अपुनर्भवगामिनाम्

Transliteration

pañcamastu janastatra ṣaṣṭhaś ca tapa ucyate satyaṃ tu saptamo loko hy apunarbhavagāminām

Translation

അവിടെ അഞ്ചാമത് ജനലോകം; ആറാമത് തപലോകം എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്നു. ഏഴാമത് സത്യലോകം—അപുനർഭവത്തിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങുന്ന সাধകരുടെ പദം.

Word by Word

• pañcamaḥ: the fifth

• tu: indeed

• janaḥ (janas): Jana-loka

• tatra: there (among those worlds)

• ṣaṣṭhaḥ: the sixth

• ca: and

• tapaḥ: Tapa-loka / realm of austerity

• ucyate: is said / is called

• satyam: Satya-loka (realm of truth)

• tu: indeed

• saptamaḥ: the seventh

• lokaḥ: world / realm

• hi: verily

• apunarbhava-gāminām: of those who go to non-return / who attain freedom from rebirth

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmology of lokas to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By mapping the higher lokas (Jana, Tapa, Satya), the verse frames Linga-worship as a Shaiva sadhana that purifies the pashu (soul) and leads it beyond mere heavenly enjoyment toward apunarbhava—non-return—through the grace of Pati (Shiva).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the liberating Lord (Pati) whose sovereignty extends beyond cosmological hierarchy; even Satya-loka is meaningful as a station for those oriented to liberation, which culminates by transcending pasha (bondage) through Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to tapas (austerity) and truth-aligned living (satya) as inner disciplines—core to Pashupata-oriented sadhana—supporting the soul’s ascent toward non-return rather than mere worldly or heavenly attainment.