Shloka 54

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

पक्षजाः कल्पजाः सर्वे पर्वतानां महत्तमाः कल्पान्ते ते च वर्षन्ति रात्रौ नाशाय शारदाः

Transliteration

pakṣajāḥ kalpajāḥ sarve parvatānāṃ mahattamāḥ kalpānte te ca varṣanti rātrau nāśāya śāradāḥ

Translation

В конце кальпы (kalpa) все эти могучие, гороподобные тучи—рождённые сезонами и круговоротами времени—льют дожди всю ночь, приводя к разрушению. Так, когда Пати (Шива) сворачивает миры, даже упорядоченный ритм природы становится орудием пралайи (pralaya).

Word by Word

• पक्षजाः: born of the seasons/fortnights

• कल्पजाः: born of the kalpa/time-cycle

• सर्वे: all

• पर्वतानाम्: of mountains

• महत्तमाः: the greatest, exceedingly massive

• कल्पान्ते: at the end of the kalpa

• ते: they

• च: and

• वर्षन्ति: rain down, pour

• रात्रौ: in the night

• नाशाय: for destruction/dissolution

• शारदाः: autumnal/seasonal (rains), belonging to the season

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames worship as aligning the pashu (soul) with Pati (Śiva), the Lord of time: the same power that sustains nature also dissolves it. Linga-pūjā trains detachment from transient order and devotion to the timeless Shiva-tattva.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Kāla and the regulator of pralaya: when Śiva wills withdrawal, seasonal forces themselves become agents of dissolution, showing His sovereignty beyond prakṛti’s cycles.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A direct ritual is not specified; the yogic takeaway is vairāgya and Pāśupata-bhāva—contemplating impermanence (pralaya) to loosen pāśa (bondage) and fix awareness on Pati through japa, dhyāna, and steady Linga-upāsanā.