Shloka 30

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सोन्ने-रेगेन्-क्रेइस्लौफ़् किरणैः सर्वतस्तोयं देवो वै ससमीरणः औत्तानपादस्य सदा ध्रुवत्वं वै प्रसादतः

Transliteration

Sonne-Regen-Kreislauf kiraṇaiḥ sarvatastoyaṃ devo vai sasamīraṇaḥ auttānapādasya sadā dhruvatvaṃ vai prasādataḥ

Translation

തന്റെ കിരണങ്ങളാൽ ആ ദേവൻ സർവ്വത്ര ജലം വ്യാപിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചലിക്കുന്ന കാറ്റുകളോടൊപ്പം ലോകനിയമം നിലനിർത്തുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. അവന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഉത്താനപാദന്റെ പുത്രൻ ധ്രുവൻ ശാശ്വത ധ്രുവത്വം നേടി ലോകങ്ങളുടെ ധ്രുവപദമായി സ്ഥിരനായി।

Word by Word

• किरणैः: by (His) rays

• सर्वतः: everywhere/on all sides

• तोयम्: water

• देवः: the Deity/the Lord

• वै: indeed

• स-समीरणः: together with the winds/with moving air

• औत्तानपादस्य: of the son of Uttānapāda (Dhruva)

• सदा: always

• ध्रुवत्वम्: the state of being fixed/steadfastness (Dhruva-hood)

• प्रसादतः: from grace/favor (of the Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dhruva
• Uttanapada

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as both cosmic sustainer (spreading waters and winds through His power) and the giver of anugraha; Linga worship is presented as turning the pashu toward the Pati whose grace grants stability, protection, and spiritual “fixedness.”

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as the transcendent Lord who also immanently governs the elements—rays, wind, and water—while bestowing prasada that transforms a bound soul (pashu) into a steadfast, dharma-aligned state.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key takeaway is devotion leading to prasada (grace): through Shaiva upasana—especially Linga-puja with steadiness and vow-like discipline—one gains dhruvatva (unshakable focus), a hallmark aim in Pashupata-oriented practice.