Shloka 7
Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā
Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres
मेढीभूतस्स यस्तस्य ज्योतिश्चक्रस्य वै ध्रुवः । भूर्भुवःस्वरिति ज्ञेयं भुव ऊर्ध्वं ध्रुवादवाक्
meḍhībhūtassa yastasya jyotiścakrasya vai dhruvaḥ | bhūrbhuvaḥsvariti jñeyaṃ bhuva ūrdhvaṃ dhruvādavāk
அந்த ஒளிச்சக்கரத்தின் மையத் தூணாக (மேடி) ஆனதே அதன் நிலையான துருவம். இதை பூः, புவः, ஸ்வः எனும் மூவுலகமாக அறிய வேண்டும்; புவலோகம் துருவத்தின் கீழும் மேலும் அமைந்துள்ளது.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Cosmic Event: jyotiścakra (wheel of lights) imagery; tri-loka mapping (bhūr-bhuvaḥ-svaḥ) around the pivot
FAQs
The verse uses the image of a “wheel of light” with a fixed pivot to indicate an ordered cosmos governed by a stable spiritual principle—ultimately pointing to Shiva as the steady Pati, around whom the manifested worlds revolve.
The Linga is often taught as the luminous axis (jyoti) that grounds and transcends the worlds; contemplating Shiva as the unmoving center while creation cycles around Him supports Saguna worship that leads the mind toward the transcendent (Nirguna) truth.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva as the inner “dhruva” (steady center): repeat the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while visualizing a radiant axis of light through the spine, steadying the mind amid worldly movement.