Shloka 7
ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्
Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure
सनत्कुमार उवाच । मुने शृणु प्रवक्ष्यामि यदुत्सेधं तु विस्तरम् । ब्रह्माण्डं तत्तु संक्षेपाच्छ्रुत्वा पापात्प्रमुच्यते
sanatkumāra uvāca | mune śṛṇu pravakṣyāmi yadutsedhaṃ tu vistaram | brahmāṇḍaṃ tattu saṃkṣepācchrutvā pāpātpramucyate
سنَتکُمار نے کہا—اے مُنی، سنو؛ میں برہمانڈ کی بلندی اور وسعت بیان کروں گا۔ اس کا مختصر سا بیان بھی سن لینے سے انسان گناہ سے چھوٹ جاتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Śravaṇa (hearing) of Śaiva cosmological teaching is framed as pāpa-kṣaya (sin-destruction) and purification of the paśu, preparing eligibility for higher upadeśa.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of sacred Shiva-Purana knowledge—here, the Brahmāṇḍa’s vast order—purifies the mind and removes pāpa, preparing the seeker for Shiva-oriented liberation (moksha) under Pati’s grace.
By framing the universe (Brahmāṇḍa) as a knowable sacred order, the text supports Saguna worship: the devotee contemplates Shiva as the Lord who pervades and transcends the cosmos, often approached through Linga-upāsanā with reverent listening to Purāṇic teachings.
The implied practice is Purāṇa-śravaṇa (listening/recitation) as a purificatory sādhana—ideally done with devotion to Shiva, optionally alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple observances like cleanliness and reverent attention.