Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

द्विजाः परिवहश्चेति वायोर्वै सप्त नेमयः बलाहकास् तथा भानुश् चन्द्रो नक्षत्रराशयः

Transliteration

dvijāḥ parivahaśceti vāyorvai sapta nemayaḥ balāhakās tathā bhānuś candro nakṣatrarāśayaḥ

Translation

Hỡi các Dvija! Bảy vành (chu vi) của Vāyu quả thật là: Dvijā và Parivaha; lại có các Balāhaka—những kẻ mang mây—cùng Mặt Trời, Mặt Trăng, và các đoàn tinh tú cùng các cung hoàng đạo; như vậy bánh xe vũ trụ vận hành.

Word by Word

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ): ‘Dvijā’—a named class/stream of winds or a cosmic circuit

• परिवहः (parivahaḥ): Parivaha—‘the carrier/encircling’ wind, a named wind-current

• च (ca): and

• इति (iti): thus (as named)

• वायोः (vāyoḥ): of Vāyu, the wind-principle

• वै (vai): indeed

• सप्त (sapta): seven

• नेमयः (nemayaḥ): rims, circumferences, circuits (of a wheel)

• बलाहकाः (balāhakāḥ): cloud-bearers, rain-cloud groups

• तथा (tathā): likewise, also

• भानुः (bhānuḥ): the Sun

• चन्द्रः (candraḥ): the Moon

• नक्षत्र-राशयः (nakṣatra-rāśayaḥ): constellations and zodiacal groupings

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Surya
• Chandra
• Nakshatras

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as an ordered wheel moved by Vāyu and time-markers (Sun, Moon, stars), implying that Linga-puja harmonizes the Pashu (soul) with Shiva (Pati), the unseen governor of cosmic order.

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

Though Shiva is not named directly, the verse presents a regulated cosmic system—winds, clouds, luminaries, and zodiacal time—suggesting Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who upholds and coordinates tattvas without being limited by them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to prāṇa/Vāyu discipline as foundational—Pāśupata-oriented inner regulation of breath and timing (aligned with lunar-solar and nakṣatra cycles) to loosen Pāśa (bondage) and steady the mind for Shiva-upāsanā.