Shloka 31

ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्

Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure

Devanagari script

पुंस्कोकिलरुतं यत्र पद्मानि कमलाकराः । नद्यस्सरांसि रम्याणि ह्यन्योन्यविचराणि च

Transliteration

puṃskokilarutaṃ yatra padmāni kamalākarāḥ | nadyassarāṃsi ramyāṇi hyanyonyavicarāṇi ca

Translation

Doon ay umaalingawngaw ang huni ng lalaking kukuko; napupuno ng mga lotus ang mga lawa ng lotus. May mga ilog at lawaing kaaya-aya, at ang mga ito’y umaagos at naghahalo sa isa’t isa, sa paglalakbay na magkakaugnay.

Word by Word

• पुंस्-कोकिल-रुतम्: the call of the male cuckoo
• पुंस्-कोकिल-रुतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् + कोकिल + रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुंसः कोकिलस्य रुतम्)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘where’)

• पद्मानि: lotuses
• पद्मानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कमल-आकराः: heaps/mines of lotuses; lotus-beds
• कमल-आकराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल + आकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कमलानाम् आकराः)

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सरांसि: lakes
• सरांसि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रम्याणि: beautiful
• रम्याणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सरांसि इत्यस्य)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/indeed)

• अन्योन्य-विचराणि: moving about among one another
• अन्योन्य-विचराणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्योन्य + विचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अन्योन्यं विचरन्ति इति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it functions as a sensuous description of a delightful realm (bhoga-bhūmi) that can distract the bound soul from liberation.

Significance: Indirect: serves as a didactic contrast—natural beauty and pleasure are impermanent and belong to the sphere of māyā; the listener is urged (by context) toward Śiva-bhakti and vairāgya.

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse paints a sattvic, harmonious sacred landscape—an outer reflection of inner purity—supporting Shaiva practice where the mind becomes fit for devotion (bhakti) and contemplation of Pati (Shiva).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Such divine surroundings are traditionally described as conducive to Saguna Shiva worship—where devotees approach Shiva through form (Linga, shrine, tīrtha) and cultivate steadiness, reverence, and aesthetic devotion that ripens into deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tīrtha-smaraṇa and dhyāna: visualize or visit such sacred waters, perform japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintain purity (ācāra) to stabilize meditation.