Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

आ भानोर्वै भुवः स्वस्तु आ ध्रुवान्मुनिसत्तमाः आवहाद्या निविष्टास्तु वायोर्वै सप्त नेमयः

Transliteration

ā bhānorvai bhuvaḥ svastu ā dhruvānmunisattamāḥ āvahādyā niviṣṭāstu vāyorvai sapta nemayaḥ

Translation

اے بہترین سادھوؤ، سورج سے بھوورلوک تک اور وہاں سے دھرو (قطبی ستارہ) تک، وायु کے سات ‘نیمی’—آوہہ وغیرہ—مقرر ہیں، جو ان خطّوں کو مبارک ترتیب میں سنبھالے رکھتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• ā: up to/towards

• bhānoḥ: of the Sun

• vai: indeed

• bhuvaḥ: Bhuvar-loka/the mid-region

• svasti: well-being/auspiciousness

• ā: up to

• dhruvān: to Dhruva/the fixed star

• munisattamāḥ: O best among sages

• āvaha-ādyāḥ: beginning with Āvaha (a principal wind)

• niviṣṭāḥ: stationed/established

• tu: and/indeed

• vāyoḥ: of Vāyu (the Wind principle)

• vai: indeed

• sapta: seven

• nemayaḥ: rims/circles/zones (encircling layers).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Surya
• Dhruva

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as an ordered, sustained field—supported by Vāyu’s regulating forces—within which Linga-puja is performed to align the pashu (soul) with Pati (Shiva), the ultimate sustainer beyond the elements.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse presents a governed cosmic hierarchy (Sun to Dhruva) maintained through elemental principles; in Shaiva Siddhanta this governance points to Pati, Shiva, as the transcendent Lord who empowers tattvas like Vāyu while remaining untouched by them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A pranic insight is implied: like the seven winds arranged in cosmic zones, the practitioner steadies prāṇa through disciplined regulation (yogic control of vāyu) so the mind becomes auspicious (svasti) and fit for Shiva-upasana.