Shloka 43

Devanagari script

प्राजापत्याद्ब्रह्मलोकः कोटिषट्कं विसृज्य तु पुण्यलोकास्तु सप्तैते ह्य् अण्डे ऽस्मिन्कथिता द्विजाः

Transliteration

prājāpatyādbrahmalokaḥ koṭiṣaṭkaṃ visṛjya tu puṇyalokāstu saptaite hy aṇḍe 'sminkathitā dvijāḥ

Translation

Hỡi các dvija, vượt khỏi cõi Prajāpatya là Brahmaloka. Gác lại sáu koṭi (phân khu phụ), bảy cõi này được tuyên xưng là các thế giới phước đức trong Quả Trứng Vũ Trụ (aṇḍa) này.

Word by Word

• प्राजापत्यात्: from the Prajāpatya (realm of Prajāpati)

• ब्रह्मलोकः: Brahmaloka (world of Brahmā)

• कोटि-षट्कम्: a set of six crores

• विसृज्य: setting aside, omitting

• तु: indeed/and

• पुण्य-लोकाः: meritorious/heavenly worlds

• तु: indeed

• सप्त: seven

• एते: these

• हि: verily

• अण्डे: in the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

• अस्मिन्: in this

• कथिताः: have been stated/declared

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It frames the universe as a graded field of results (punya-lokas) within the brahmāṇḍa—reminding the worshipper that Linga-pūjā aims beyond temporary heavenly attainments toward Pati (Śiva) and liberation.

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

Indirectly: by listing even Brahmaloka as a world within the cosmic egg, it implies all created realms are limited; Śiva-tattva as Pati transcends these lokas as the ultimate ground beyond sṛṣṭi and its meritorious rewards.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is prescribed here; the takeaway is that karmic merit yields higher lokas, while Shaiva disciplines (Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā) are pursued to cut pāśa (bondage), not merely to ascend to punya-lokas.