Shloka 16

आभ्यन्तरध्यान-तत्त्वगणना-चतुर्व्यूहयोगः

Adhyaya 28

Devanagari script

विनाकाशं जगन्नैव विना क्ष्मां वायुना विना तेजसा वारिणा चैव यजमानं तथा विना

Transliteration

vinākāśaṃ jagannaiva vinā kṣmāṃ vāyunā vinā tejasā vāriṇā caiva yajamānaṃ tathā vinā

Translation

Không có hư không thì thế gian không tồn tại; không có đất, không có gió, không có lửa, không có nước cũng vậy. Cũng thế, nếu không có yajamāna—người chủ tế đã được thánh hiến—thì trật tự thiêng liêng nâng đỡ tạo hóa không thể đứng vững. Vì vậy, vũ trụ hữu tướng nương vào các chỗ tựa ấy, còn Pati tối thượng (Śiva) vẫn là nền tảng siêu việt của tất cả.

Word by Word

• vinā: without

• ākāśam: space/ether

• jagat: the world/cosmos

• na eva: not indeed/never

• vinā: without

• kṣmām: earth

• vāyunā: by/with wind (air)

• vinā: without

• tejasā: by/with fire/heat (tejas)

• vāriṇā: by/with water

• ca eva: and indeed

• yajamānam: the yajamāna (sacrificial patron/ritual agent)

• tathā: likewise/so too

• vinā: without

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya, summarizing creation-support principles)

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as upheld by the five elements and sacred action (yajña via the yajamāna). Linga worship aligns the devotee (pashu) with these supports and leads the mind to the Pati who transcends them—Śiva, the ultimate ground of manifestation.

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

By listing what the world depends upon, the verse implies a hierarchy: the manifest world relies on elemental tattvas and ritual order, while Shiva-tattva is the transcendent source and regulator (Pati) in whom these supports arise and by whom they are governed, without being limited by them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights yajña through the necessity of the yajamāna—pointing to disciplined Vedic worship and consecrated agency. In a Shaiva reading, this becomes inner-yajña as well: Pāśupata-oriented self-discipline where the embodied pashu purifies bondage (pāśa) and offers the elements and senses into Śiva.