Shloka 67

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

जलस्य नाशो वृद्धिर्वा नास्त्येवास्य विचारतः ध्रुवेणाधिष्ठितो वायुर् वृष्टिं संहरते पुनः

Transliteration

jalasya nāśo vṛddhirvā nāstyevāsya vicārataḥ dhruveṇādhiṣṭhito vāyur vṛṣṭiṃ saṃharate punaḥ

Translation

细加观照，水并非真实毁灭，也并非真实增益。受恒常宇宙秩序所统摄之风，又将雨水收摄回去——调御循环，而水大并无真实损失。

Word by Word

• jalasya: of water

• nāśaḥ: destruction

• vṛddhiḥ: increase/growth

• vā: or

• na asti eva: does not exist at all (in truth)

• asya: of it

• vicārataḥ: upon inquiry/analysis

• dhruveṇa: by the fixed (steadfast) principle/order

• adhiṣṭhitaḥ: presided over/regulated

• vāyuḥ: wind

• vṛṣṭim: rainfall

• saṃharate: withdraws/draws back/dissolves

• punaḥ: again

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

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

It frames nature’s cycles as orderly and governed, supporting the Shaiva view that the elements function under Pati’s (Shiva’s) sovereign regulation—encouraging Linga-puja as alignment with that cosmic order.

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

By implying an unbroken regulation behind apparent increase and loss, it points to Shiva-tattva as the steady governor (niyantṛ) of tattvas—unchanging Pati, while transformations occur within prakriti and the bhutas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It suggests bhuta-śuddhi and Pashupata-oriented contemplation: discerning that elements only transform (not truly perish), a meditative insight used to loosen pasha (bondage) in the pashu (soul).