Shloka 63

Adhyaya 4: अहोरात्र-युग-मन्वन्तर-कल्पमान तथा प्रलयान्ते सृष्ट्युपक्रमः

Devanagari script

भूराद्यांश् चतुरो लोकान् कल्पयामास पूर्ववत् स्रष्टुं च भगवांश्चक्रे तदा स्रष्टा पुनर्मतिम्

Transliteration

bhūrādyāṃś caturo lokān kalpayāmāsa pūrvavat sraṣṭuṃ ca bhagavāṃścakre tadā sraṣṭā punarmatim

Translation

Como antes, o Senhor Bem-aventurado modelou os quatro mundos começando por Bhūḥ; e então o Criador voltou a dirigir a mente ao ato de emanação, para que a criação prosseguisse.

Word by Word

• bhūr-ādyān: beginning with Bhūḥ (the earthly plane)

• caturaḥ: four

• lokān: worlds/realms

• kalpayāmāsa: he arranged/created

• pūrvavat: as formerly, in the prior cycle

• sraṣṭum: to create/emanate

• ca: and

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord (Pati, the Supreme)

• cakre: he made/did

• tadā: then

• sraṣṭā: the creator (Brahmā, the secondary creator)

• punaḥ: again

• matim: intention/mind (resolve).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological sequence to the sages, with Brahma as the in-scene creator)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames creation as a cyclical, divinely ordered act governed by Pati (the Lord). Linga worship aligns the devotee (paśu) with that supreme source beyond the changing worlds (lokas).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Bhagavān—the sovereign regulator who establishes the cosmic planes and empowers the secondary creator (Brahmā) to project names and forms, while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to contemplative recognition of cyclical creation (kalpa) and the Lord’s governance—supporting Pāśupata-style inner recollection (smaraṇa) of Pati as the ground of all lokas, rather than a specific external rite.