Shloka 34
Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्
पञ्चमस्तु जनस्तत्र षष्ठश् च तप उच्यते सत्यं तु सप्तमो लोको ह्य् अपुनर्भवगामिनाम्
pañcamastu janastatra ṣaṣṭhaś ca tapa ucyate satyaṃ tu saptamo loko hy apunarbhavagāminām
पञ्चमो जनलोकः स्यात्; षष्ठस्तपलोक उच्यते। सत्यलोकस्तु सप्तमः—अपुनर्भवगामिनां पदम्॥
Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmology of lokas to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
By mapping the higher lokas (Jana, Tapa, Satya), the verse frames Linga-worship as a Shaiva sadhana that purifies the pashu (soul) and leads it beyond mere heavenly enjoyment toward apunarbhava—non-return—through the grace of Pati (Shiva).
Shiva-tattva is implied as the liberating Lord (Pati) whose sovereignty extends beyond cosmological hierarchy; even Satya-loka is meaningful as a station for those oriented to liberation, which culminates by transcending pasha (bondage) through Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
The verse points to tapas (austerity) and truth-aligned living (satya) as inner disciplines—core to Pashupata-oriented sadhana—supporting the soul’s ascent toward non-return rather than mere worldly or heavenly attainment.