Shloka 5

Devanagari script

नारदः प्राह हर्यश्वान् दक्षपुत्रान् समागतान् भुवः प्रमाणं सर्वं तु ज्ञात्वोर्ध्वमध एव च

Transliteration

nāradaḥ prāha haryaśvān dakṣaputrān samāgatān bhuvaḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvaṃ tu jñātvordhvamadha eva ca

Translation

نارد نے جمع ہوئے دکش کے پُتر ہریشْوَوں سے کہا—“تمام لوکوں کی پوری پیمائش جان لو؛ جو اوپر ہے اور جو نیچے ہے، اسے بھی ٹھیک ٹھیک سمجھو۔”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada

• प्राह: said/spoke

• हर्यश्वान्: the Haryaśvas

• दक्षपुत्रान्: Dakṣa’s sons

• समागतान्: assembled/come together

• भुवः: of the worlds/planes of existence

• प्रमाणम्: measure/extent/true scope

• सर्वम्: all/entire

• तु: indeed

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/after knowing

• ऊर्ध्वम्: above/higher realms

• अधः: below/lower realms

• एव: only/indeed

• च: and

Speaker

Nārada (within Sūta’s narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Daksha
• Haryashvas

FAQs

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

It frames a prerequisite for mature Shiva-bhakti: understanding the limited “measure” of all worlds (bhuvana-pramāṇa) so the seeker turns from worldly creation toward Pati (Śiva), the transcendent Lord worshipped as the Liṅga.

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

By urging knowledge of what is “above and below,” it implicitly contrasts all graded realms with Shiva-tattva, which is not confined to any loka. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the Pati is beyond the entire field of pasha-bound existence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A jñāna-based preparatory discipline: contemplating the structure and finitude of the worlds to generate vairāgya, which supports Pāśupata-oriented renunciation and steadiness for Shiva-upāsanā.