Shloka 40

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

जम्बूफलरसाहारा अनिष्पन्दाः सुगन्धिनः देवलोकागतास्तत्र जायन्ते ह्यजरामराः

Transliteration

jambūphalarasāhārā aniṣpandāḥ sugandhinaḥ devalokāgatāstatra jāyante hyajarāmarāḥ

Translation

هناك يقتاتون برحيق ثمار الجَمْبُو كأنه أَمْرِتَا، ثابتين غير مضطربين، ساكنين مطمئنين، تفوح منهم الطِّيبَة في كيانهم. والآتون من عالم الدِّيفات يُولَدون هناك بلا شيخوخة ولا موت.

Word by Word

• जम्बूफलरसाहाराः: those whose food is the juice (rasa) of jambu-fruit

• अनिष्पन्दाः: unmoving, unagitated, steady

• सुगन्धिनः: fragrant, sweet-smelling

• देवलोकागताः: having come from Devaloka (the divine world)

• तत्र: there, in that realm

• जायन्ते: are born, come into manifestation

• हि: indeed

• अजरामराः: without old age and without death (ageless and deathless)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights the puranic principle that purity, steadiness, and divine merit yield exalted states; in Linga-worship this steadiness (aniṣpanda) mirrors the inner stillness cultivated through Shiva-bhakti and Pashupata discipline.

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

By contrasting heavenly “agelessness” with the implied need for true transcendence, it points toward Shiva-tattva as the Pati beyond all lokas—where freedom is not merely long life, but release of the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key yogic cue is aniṣpanda—unshaken steadiness—aligned with Pashupata Yoga’s cultivation of mental non-agitation and sattvic refinement that supports higher states.