Shloka 34

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

Di sana, alam kelima disebut Jana-loka, dan alam keenam dinyatakan sebagai Tapa-loka. Alam ketujuh ialah Satya-loka—ranah mereka yang menuju keadaan tanpa kembali, melampaui kelahiran semula melalui rahmat Śiva sebagai Pati, Tuhan yang memutus pāśa (belenggu) daripada paśu (jiwa).

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.