Shloka 19
Adhyaya 45: Rudra as Sarvatma—Seven Lokas, Seven Talas, and the Cosmic Body of Shiva
वितलं दानवाद्यैश् च तारकाग्निमुखैस् तथा महान्तकाद्यैर् नागैश् च प्रह्लादेनासुरेण च
vitalaṃ dānavādyaiś ca tārakāgnimukhais tathā mahāntakādyair nāgaiś ca prahlādenāsureṇa ca
Vitalā dihuni oleh para Dānava dan yang lain-lain—termasuk Tāraka dan Agnimukha—serta para Nāga bermula dengan Mahāntaka, dan juga Asura Prahlāda.
Suta Goswami
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By mapping Vitalā and its beings, the Purana situates Linga worship within a complete Shaiva cosmos—implying that Pati (Shiva) alone pervades and governs all realms, and that devotion to the Linga is not limited by loka or species.
Though Shiva is not named directly, the verse functions within a Shaiva cosmography where all worlds and their inhabitants exist under the sovereignty of Pati; this supports Shiva-tattva as the transcendent ruler and immanent ground of the entire order of lokas.
No specific rite is taught in this line; the takeaway is contemplative—Pashupata-oriented vairāgya and worldview-purification, recognizing that pashu (souls) move through many realms under pasha (bondage) until turned toward Pati through Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upāsanā.