द्विलक्षयोजनं तस्मादूर्ध्वं भौमस्स्थितो मुने । द्विलक्षयोजनं तस्मादूर्ध्वं जीवः स्थितो गुरु
dvilakṣayojanaṃ tasmādūrdhvaṃ bhaumassthito mune | dvilakṣayojanaṃ tasmādūrdhvaṃ jīvaḥ sthito guru
Ó sábio, a uma distância de dois lakṣas de yojanas acima disso está Bhauma (Marte). E, dois lakṣas de yojanas acima, permanece Jīva, o Guru (Júpiter), ó venerável.
Suta Goswami (narrating cosmological order to the sages, as typical in the Purana discourse style)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
By mapping the planets in measured tiers, the text frames the cosmos as an ordered domain within māyā; Shaiva Siddhanta uses such hierarchy to point the seeker beyond all cosmic levels to Pati (Śiva), the transcendent Lord.
Planetary and cosmic structures belong to the manifested (saguṇa) order; Linga-worship trains attention to the all-pervading Śiva who supports and surpasses this order, leading devotion from form to the formless ground.
Use this hierarchy as a meditation aid: mentally rise beyond planetary spheres while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), fixing the mind on Śiva as the ultimate refuge beyond worldly influences.