Shloka 22

Adhyaya 45: Rudra as Sarvatma—Seven Lokas, Seven Talas, and the Cosmic Body of Shiva

Devanagari script

तलेषु तेषु सर्वेषु चाम्बया परमेश्वरः स्कन्देन नन्दिना सार्धं गणपैः सर्वतो वृतः

Transliteration

taleṣu teṣu sarveṣu cāmbayā parameśvaraḥ skandena nandinā sārdhaṃ gaṇapaiḥ sarvato vṛtaḥ

Translation

在那一切下方诸界之中，至上主宰帕拉梅湿伐罗（Parameśvara）与安芭（Umā）同在，偕同军荼（Skanda）与难丁（Nandin）行游其间，四面皆为伽那众（Gaṇas）所环绕。

Word by Word

• तलेषु (taleṣu): in the nether/underworld regions

• तेषु सर्वेषु (teṣu sarveṣu): in all those (places)

• च (ca): and

• अम्बया (ambayā): with Ambā/Umā (Śakti)

• परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ): the Supreme Lord Śiva (Pati)

• स्कन्देन (skandena): with Skanda/Kārttikeya

• नन्दिना (nandinā): with Nandin

• सार्धं (sārdhaṃ): together/along with

• गणपैः (gaṇapaiḥ): by the Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ): on all sides

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ): surrounded/encircled.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Skanda
• Nandi
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Parameśvara (Pati) moving with Śakti and his gaṇa-retinue through all realms, supporting the Linga-worship view that the Lord’s presence and protection pervade every loka where the Linga is established and adored.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as sovereign and all-reaching: the Lord is not confined to one world but is encircled by gaṇas (his śakti-manifest forces) and united with Ambā—signifying inseparable Śiva–Śakti, the governing Pati over all pashus.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly supports Pāśupata contemplation: meditate on Parameśvara with Umā, Nandin, and Skanda as a protective maṇḍala (gaṇa-parivāra), a common devotional focus used alongside Linga-pūjā and mantra-japa.