Shloka 38

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

द्विजाः परिवहश्चेति वायोर्वै सप्त नेमयः बलाहकास् तथा भानुश् चन्द्रो नक्षत्रराशयः

Transliteration

dvijāḥ parivahaśceti vāyorvai sapta nemayaḥ balāhakās tathā bhānuś candro nakṣatrarāśayaḥ

Translation

ஓ த்விஜர்களே! வாயுவின் ஏழு நெமிகள் (சுற்றுவட்டங்கள்) இவையே—த்விஜா, பரிவஹ; மேலும் பலாஹகர்கள், பானு, சந்திரன், நட்சத்திர-ராசிக் கூட்டங்கள்.

Word by Word

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ): ‘Dvijā’—a named class/stream of winds or a cosmic circuit

• परिवहः (parivahaḥ): Parivaha—‘the carrier/encircling’ wind, a named wind-current

• च (ca): and

• इति (iti): thus (as named)

• वायोः (vāyoḥ): of Vāyu, the wind-principle

• वै (vai): indeed

• सप्त (sapta): seven

• नेमयः (nemayaḥ): rims, circumferences, circuits (of a wheel)

• बलाहकाः (balāhakāḥ): cloud-bearers, rain-cloud groups

• तथा (tathā): likewise, also

• भानुः (bhānuḥ): the Sun

• चन्द्रः (candraḥ): the Moon

• नक्षत्र-राशयः (nakṣatra-rāśayaḥ): constellations and zodiacal groupings

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Surya
• Chandra
• Nakshatras

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as an ordered wheel moved by Vāyu and time-markers (Sun, Moon, stars), implying that Linga-puja harmonizes the Pashu (soul) with Shiva (Pati), the unseen governor of cosmic order.

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

Though Shiva is not named directly, the verse presents a regulated cosmic system—winds, clouds, luminaries, and zodiacal time—suggesting Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who upholds and coordinates tattvas without being limited by them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to prāṇa/Vāyu discipline as foundational—Pāśupata-oriented inner regulation of breath and timing (aligned with lunar-solar and nakṣatra cycles) to loosen Pāśa (bondage) and steady the mind for Shiva-upāsanā.