Shloka 30

अलिङ्ग-लिङ्ग-निरूपणं तथा प्राकृत-सृष्टिवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

अण्डं दशगुणेनैव वारिणा प्रावृतं बहिः आपो दशगुणेनैव तद्बाह्यस्तेजसा वृताः

Transliteration

aṇḍaṃ daśaguṇenaiva vāriṇā prāvṛtaṃ bahiḥ āpo daśaguṇenaiva tadbāhyastejasā vṛtāḥ

Translation

अण्डं दशगुणेनैव वारिणा बहिः प्रावृतम्; आपोऽपि दशगुणेनैव तद्बाह्यस्तेजसा वृताः।

Word by Word

• अण्डम् (aṇḍam): cosmic egg, brahmāṇḍa

• दशगुणेन (daśa-guṇena): tenfold (in extent/measure)

• एव (eva): indeed

• वारिणा (vāriṇā): by water

• प्रावृतम् (prāvṛtam): covered, enveloped

• बहिः (bahiḥ): on the outside

• आपः (āpaḥ): the waters

• दशगुणेन (daśa-guṇena): tenfold

• एव (eva): indeed

• तत्-बाह्यः (tad-bāhyaḥ): outside of that, beyond it

• तेजसा (tejasā): by fire, by radiance

• वृताः (vṛtāḥ): enclosed, surrounded.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmology to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It situates the manifest universe (brahmāṇḍa) within successive elemental coverings, encouraging the devotee to see the Liṅga as the sign of Pati (Śiva) who transcends all such layers and is approached through inner worship beyond the outer cosmos.

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

By detailing the finite enclosure of the cosmos, the verse implicitly points to Śiva-tattva as that which is not enclosed—Pati, the supreme reality beyond water, fire, and all elemental strata, from whom the ordered manifestation proceeds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A contemplative practice aligned with Pāśupata-style inward turning: meditate on the universe as layered and limited, then withdraw attention from the elements toward the Liṅga within the heart—seeking the unbounded Pati beyond Pāśa (bondage).