Shloka 21

Adhyaya 87 — Saṃsāra-viṣa-kathana: Ājñā-śakti, Māyā-bandha, and Mokṣa by Prasāda

Devanagari script

समुद्रेषु च सर्वेषु वायुस्कन्धेषु सर्वतः तथान्येषु च लोकेषु वसन्ति च चराचराः

Transliteration

samudreṣu ca sarveṣu vāyuskandheṣu sarvataḥ tathānyeṣu ca lokeṣu vasanti ca carācarāḥ

Translation

सर्वेषु समुद्रेषु वायुस्कन्धेषु सर्वतः। तथान्येषु च लोकेषु चराचराः सर्वतो वसन्ति॥

Word by Word

• समुद्रेषु: in the oceans

• च: and

• सर्वेषु: in all

• वायुस्कन्धेषु: in the masses/regions of wind (atmospheric strata)

• सर्वतः: everywhere/on all sides

• तथा: likewise

• अन्येषु: in other

• च: and

• लोकेषु: in worlds/realms

• वसन्ति: they dwell/abide

• च: and

• चराचराः: the moving and the unmoving beings

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as pervaded by ordered abodes of beings; Linga worship aligns the devotee (pashu) to Shiva as Pati, the sustaining ground of all realms, making worship a participation in cosmic order (ṛta) rather than a merely local rite.

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

By depicting all realms—oceans, wind-regions, and other worlds—as filled with beings, it implies an all-encompassing governance of existence; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Shiva as Pati is the transcendent-immanent Lord who upholds the field where pashus live under pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named, but the teaching supports Pashupata-oriented contemplation: meditating on the Lord’s pervasion and support of all lokas, which deepens vairāgya and steadies worship (puja) toward liberation from pasha.