Shloka 38

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

दन्दह्यमानेषु चराचरेषु गोधूमभूतास् त्वथनिष्क्रमन्ति या या ऊर्ध्वं मारुतेनेरिता वै तास्तास्त्वभ्राण्यग्निना वायुना च

Transliteration

dandahyamāneṣu carācareṣu godhūmabhūtās tvathaniṣkramanti yā yā ūrdhvaṃ māruteneritā vai tāstāstvabhrāṇyagninā vāyunā ca

Translation

ചരാചര സകല ജീവികളും ദഹിക്കുമ്പോൾ അവ പുകപോലുള്ള കൂട്ടങ്ങളായി പുറത്തുവരുന്നു. കാറ്റിന്റെ വേഗം കൊണ്ടു മേലോട്ടുയരുന്നവ അഗ്നിയും വായുവും ചേർന്ന് മേഘരൂപം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• दन्दह्यमानेषु: while being burned

• चराचरेषु: among moving and unmoving beings (all creation)

• गोधूमभूताः: having become smoke/fume-like (lit. like smoke)

• तु: indeed

• अथ: then

• निष्क्रमन्ति: they come forth/emerge

• या या: whatever/whichever

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upward

• मारुतेन: by the wind

• ईरिता: impelled/driven

• वै: indeed

• ताः ताः: those (forms) respectively

• तु: and/indeed

• अभ्राणि: clouds

• अग्निना: by fire

• वायुना: by air/wind

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Vayu

FAQs

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

By depicting dissolution through Agni and Vayu, the verse directs the devotee from transient elemental forms to the steady refuge of Pati—Shiva—whose Linga is contemplated as the imperishable ground beyond destruction.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as that which remains when names and forms are reduced to elemental processes; fire and wind transform the cosmos, but the Lord as Pati is not consumed—He is the transcendent support of pralaya and re-manifestation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative practice aligned with Pashupata Yoga is suggested: meditate on pralaya (impermanence of pashu-bound forms) to loosen pasha (bondage) and stabilize awareness in the deathless Pati, Shiva.