Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā
Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres
मेढीभूतस्स यस्तस्य ज्योतिश्चक्रस्य वै ध्रुवः । भूर्भुवःस्वरिति ज्ञेयं भुव ऊर्ध्वं ध्रुवादवाक्
meḍhībhūtassa yastasya jyotiścakrasya vai dhruvaḥ | bhūrbhuvaḥsvariti jñeyaṃ bhuva ūrdhvaṃ dhruvādavāk
那成为光明之轮中央柱(轴心)者,确为德鲁瓦(Dhruva)这一不动之枢。应知此即三界:布胡尔(Bhūr)、布胡瓦ḥ(Bhuvaḥ)、斯瓦ḥ(Svaḥ);其中布胡瓦ḥ环绕其枢点,上下相接而居。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Cosmic Event: jyotiścakra (wheel of lights) imagery; tri-loka mapping (bhūr-bhuvaḥ-svaḥ) around the pivot
The verse uses the image of a “wheel of light” with a fixed pivot to indicate an ordered cosmos governed by a stable spiritual principle—ultimately pointing to Shiva as the steady Pati, around whom the manifested worlds revolve.
The Linga is often taught as the luminous axis (jyoti) that grounds and transcends the worlds; contemplating Shiva as the unmoving center while creation cycles around Him supports Saguna worship that leads the mind toward the transcendent (Nirguna) truth.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva as the inner “dhruva” (steady center): repeat the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while visualizing a radiant axis of light through the spine, steadying the mind amid worldly movement.