Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

पृथिवी चान्तरिक्षं च स्वर्महर्जन एव च तपः सत्यं च सप्तैते लोकास्त्वण्डोद्भवाः शुभाः

Transliteration

pṛthivī cāntarikṣaṃ ca svarmaharjana eva ca tapaḥ satyaṃ ca saptaite lokāstvaṇḍodbhavāḥ śubhāḥ

Translation

大地、空界（中域）、天界、摩诃罗界、阇那界、苦行界与真实界（Satyaloka）——此七吉祥世界皆由宇宙之卵而生。依湿婆之见，此等层次分明者属显现之造化；系缚之灵（paśu）在羁绊（pāśa）下随业流转，直至归向主宰（Pati）湿婆而得解脱。

Word by Word

• पृथिवी: Earth-world (Bhū-loka)

• च: and

• अन्तरिक्षम्: the intermediate space/atmosphere (Bhuvar-loka)

• च: and

• स्वः: heaven (Svar/Svarga)

• महः: Maharloka

• जनः: Janaloka

• एव: indeed

• च: and

• तपः: Tapoloka

• सत्यम्: Satyaloka (Brahmaloka)

• च: and

• सप्त: seven

• एते: these

• लोकाः: worlds/realms

• तु: indeed

• अण्ड-उद्भवाः: born from the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

• शुभाः: auspicious, благоприятные

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmological teaching within the Linga Purana framework)

FAQs

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

By listing the seven lokas as products of the brahmāṇḍa, the verse frames all worship—including Linga-pūjā—as a means for the paśu (soul) to rise beyond the created hierarchy and seek Pati (Shiva), who transcends these realms.

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

Indirectly: it describes the structured, auspicious manifested cosmos, implying a higher, unmanifest Lord who is not limited to any loka. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Shiva as Pati is distinct from and sovereign over the created worlds where paśus wander under pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named, but the teaching supports Pashupata-oriented sādhanā: using worship and yoga to move from identification with loka-bound existence toward detachment (vairāgya) and Shiva-realization beyond cosmological levels.