Shloka 44

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

यथा ममोदरे लोकाः सर्वे दृष्टास्त्वया प्रभो तथैव दृष्टाः कार्त्स्न्येन मया लोकास्तवोदरे

Transliteration

yathā mamodare lokāḥ sarve dṛṣṭāstvayā prabho tathaiva dṛṣṭāḥ kārtsnyena mayā lokāstavodare

Translation

यथा ममोदरे लोकाः सर्वे दृष्टास्त्वया प्रभो। तथैव दृष्टाः कार्त्स्न्येन मया लोकास्तवोदरे॥

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• mama-udare: in my belly/within me

• lokāḥ: the worlds/planes of existence

• sarve: all

• dṛṣṭāḥ: were seen/beheld

• tvayā: by You

• prabho: O Lord/Master

• tathā eva: so indeed/just so

• kārtsnyena: in totality, entirely

• mayā: by me

• lokāḥ: the worlds

• tava-udare: in Your belly/within You

Speaker

Brahma (addressing Lord Shiva as the Supreme Pati)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva as the all-containing Pati—within whom all lokas abide—supporting Linga worship as devotion to the transcendent ground of creation rather than to a limited deity-form.

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

Shiva is portrayed as the limitless inner reality that contains all worlds; even Brahma’s creative scope is encompassed within Him, indicating Shiva’s supremacy beyond the pasha-bound cosmic functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative Pashupata-oriented insight is implied: meditate on the Linga/Shiva as the inner container of all lokas, loosening pasha (bondage) by shifting identity from pashu (finite self) to refuge in Pati.