Shloka 42
सृष्टिपद्धतिवर्णनम्
Exposition of the Supreme Method of Creation and the Tirodhāna-Cakra
अलातचक्रभ्रमिवदविच्छिन्नलयोदयम् । परितो वर्तते यस्मात्तस्माच्चक्रमितीरितम्
alātacakrabhramivadavicchinnalayodayam | parito vartate yasmāttasmāccakramitīritam
അലാതചക്രത്തിന്റെ ഭ്രമംപോലെ ഇതിൽ ലയവും ഉദയവും അവിഛിന്നമായി തുടർച്ചയായി തോന്നുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ ചുറ്റുമെങ്ങും പരിവർത്തിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ ഇതിനെ ‘ചക്രം’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Significance: The firebrand-wheel simile supports contemplation of saṃsāra as apparent continuity produced by rapid alternation of arising and dissolution; motivates seeking Pati’s grace to transcend pāśa (bondage).
Cosmic Event: Cyclic laya-udaya (recurrent dissolution and manifestation)
FAQs
It explains how the world-process appears continuous—like a circle of fire—because creation (udaya) and dissolution (laya) recur without break; recognizing this ‘chakra’ helps the seeker turn from changing appearances toward Shiva, the steady Pati beyond the cycle.
The chakra of recurring manifestation and withdrawal points to the need for an unchanging refuge; worship of the Linga as Saguna-Shiva steadies the mind and leads it toward the Nirguna reality of Shiva that is not swept by the revolving cycle.
Use japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) with steady breath and contemplation: observe thoughts arising and dissolving like the firebrand-wheel, and rest attention in Shiva as the witnessing consciousness beyond laya-udaya.