Shloka 29
ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्
Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure
दिवार्करश्मयो यत्र न भवंति विधो निशि । न शीतमातपो यत्र मणितेजोऽत्र केवलम्
divārkaraśmayo yatra na bhavaṃti vidho niśi | na śītamātapo yatra maṇitejo'tra kevalam
Nesse reino, de dia os raios do sol não abrasam, nem de noite a lua resplandece. Ali não se sente frio nem calor—apenas prevalece o fulgor puro, como luz de joia.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: Absence of solar/lunar markers; a loka illuminated by maṇi-tejas (non-celestial light)
FAQs
It points to a transcendental Shaiva state where dualities (day/night, heat/cold) cease and the seeker abides in a higher, self-luminous reality associated with Shiva as Pati—the liberating Light beyond worldly conditions.
Linga-worship trains the mind to move from changing sensory lights (sun and moon) to the steady inner radiance of Shiva; Saguna devotion matures into contemplation of Shiva’s unconditioned, luminous nature hinted here.
Meditate on Shiva as inner light while japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), using Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudraksha to steady the mind, aiming to transcend bodily sensations like heat and cold.