Shloka 32

मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः

Devanagari script

इलावृत मेरोः समन्ताद्विस्तीर्णं शुभं वर्षमिलावृतम् तत्र जम्बूफलाहाराः केचिच्चामृतभोजनाः

Transliteration

Ilāvṛta meroḥ samantādvistīrṇaṃ śubhaṃ varṣamilāvṛtam tatra jambūphalāhārāḥ keciccāmṛtabhojanāḥ

Translation

Rings um den Berg Meru breitet sich weit und glückverheißend das Land Ilāvṛta aus. Dort leben manche von den Früchten des Jambū-Baumes, und manche genießen amṛta — göttliche, unsterbliche Nahrung.

Word by Word

• इलावृतम् (Ilāvṛtam): Ilāvṛta (a sacred region)

• मेरोः (meroḥ): of Mount Meru

• समन्तात् (samantāt): on all sides, all around

• विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam): spread out, extensive

• शुभम् (śubham): auspicious, благоприятное

• वर्षम् (varṣam): region, tract of land

• तत्र (tatra): there

• जम्बूफलाहाराः (jambū-phalāhārāḥ): those whose food is Jambū fruits

• केचित् (kecit): some

• च (ca): and

• अमृतभोजनाः (amṛta-bhojanāḥ): those who eat/partake of amṛta (nectar of immortality).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Mount Meru
• Ilavrita
• Jambu (tree/fruit)
• Amrita

FAQs

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

By mapping Ilāvṛta around Meru as an auspicious, higher-order realm, the verse supports the Purāṇic vision that Shiva’s cosmic axis (the stabilizing Pati-principle) sustains worlds—an outlook that underlies Linga worship as honoring the cosmic pillar of order.

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

Indirectly, it points to a realm of purity and divine sustenance (amṛta), reflecting Shiva-tattva as the grounding reality that elevates pashus beyond ordinary limitation (pāśa) toward a deathless, sattvic mode of being.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies sattva-oriented restraint and pure diet (āhāra-śuddhi). In a Shaiva reading, such purification supports Pāśupata-oriented discipline—reducing pāśa through regulated living that steadies the mind for worship and contemplation.