Shloka 64

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सत्यं ऋतं तथा वायुर् अंबरं खचरश् च सः लोकपालो हरिर्ब्रह्मा रुद्रः साक्षान्महेश्वरः

Transliteration

satyaṃ ṛtaṃ tathā vāyur aṃbaraṃ khacaraś ca saḥ lokapālo harirbrahmā rudraḥ sākṣānmaheśvaraḥ

Translation

അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് സത്യം, അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ഋതം (വിശ്വനിയമം); അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് വായു, ആകാശം, ഗഗനത്തിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നവൻ; അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ലോകപാലൻ, അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ഹരി, അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ബ്രഹ്മാ, അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് രുദ്രൻ—സാക്ഷാൽ മഹേശ്വരൻ।

Word by Word

• सत्यम्: truth, reality

• ऋतम्: cosmic order, right law

• तथा: and also

• वायुः: wind, vital air

• अम्बरम्: sky, ether

• खचरः: moving in the sky, celestial mover

• च: and

• सः: he

• लोकपालः: protector/guardian of the worlds

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu), the sustainer

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā, the creator

• रुद्रः: Rudra, the dissolver

• साक्षात्: directly, in person, manifestly

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara, the Supreme Lord (Pati)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Rudra
• Vishnu (Hari)
• Brahma
• Vayu

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as worship of the all-pervading Pati—Shiva who is present as truth, cosmic order, and the very powers seen as Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra—so the Linga is adored as the one Supreme reality behind all functions of the cosmos.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as both transcendent and immanent: He is the metaphysical ground (satya, ṛta) and also the manifest cosmic forces (vāyu, ambaram), while simultaneously being the inner identity of the Trimūrti—hence the Supreme Pati, Maheśvara.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pāśupata-style takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva’s sarvātmakatva (all-forms): during Linga-pūjā, contemplate the Lord as truth/order and as the indwelling Self of Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Rudra, dissolving pasha-bound distinctions in the pashu through one-pointed devotion.