Shloka 7

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

यज्ञवाटस् तथा तस्य गङ्गाद्वारसमीपतः तद्देशे चैव विख्यातं शुभं कनखलं द्विजाः

Transliteration

yajñavāṭas tathā tasya gaṅgādvārasamīpataḥ taddeśe caiva vikhyātaṃ śubhaṃ kanakhalaṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

وبقرب «غانغادفارا» المقدّسة يوجد أيضًا «يَجْنَفاطا»؛ وفي تلك الناحية بعينها، يا ذوي الميلادين، يشتهر الموضع المبارك المسمّى «كاناخالا».

Word by Word

• यज्ञवाटः: Yajñavāṭa, the sacrificial enclosure/ground

• तथा: and also

• तस्य: of that (place/region)

• गङ्गाद्वार-समीपतः: near Gaṅgādvāra (the ‘Gateway of the Ganges’, Haridvāra)

• तद्-देशे: in that region

• च एव: indeed/also

• विख्यातम्: well-known, celebrated

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficent

• कनखलम्: Kanakhala (a famed tīrtha near Haridvāra)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas/sages).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It maps the sacred Shaiva landscape around Gaṅgādvāra—Yajñavāṭa and Kanakhala—implying that tīrtha-sevā and yajña performed in such Shiva-connected regions support purity of the pashu (soul) and readiness for Liṅga-upāsanā.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting auspicious tīrthas, it points to Pati (Śiva) as the sanctifier of space—where proximity to sacred geography becomes a means for loosening pāśa (bondage) through dharma, pilgrimage, and worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yajña-oriented worship is suggested by “Yajñavāṭa,” indicating Vedic sacrificial rites and tīrtha-bathing near Gaṅgādvāra as supportive disciplines alongside Shaiva devotion (bhakti) and preparatory observances for deeper Pāśupata practice.