Shloka 9
मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः
अमरावती अमरावती पूर्वभागे नानाप्रासादसंकुला नानादेवगणैः कीर्णा मणिजालसमावृता
Amarāvatī amarāvatī pūrvabhāge nānāprāsādasaṃkulā nānādevagaṇaiḥ kīrṇā maṇijālasamāvṛtā
Im östlichen Viertel lag Amarāvatī—Amarāvatī—gedrängt voll vieler Herrenhäuser und Paläste, erfüllt von Scharen verschiedenster Devas und umschlossen von gitterartigen Netzen aus Juwelen.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual attribution for the Purana’s frame)
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By portraying the deva-city’s ordered splendor, the verse sets a cosmic backdrop for Linga-centered devotion—implying that all realms, even the highest celestial abodes, are contained within the sovereignty of Pati (Shiva), whom the Linga signifies as the transcendent-support of worlds.
Though Shiva is not named, the imagery of jewel-like radiance and perfected order points to Shiva-tattva as the luminous ground of manifestation—within which devas (as pashus with refined status) still exist, indicating that even celestial power remains dependent on the Supreme Pati.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is contemplative: in Pashupata-oriented reading, such divine realms can be meditated upon as inner purities, encouraging the yogin to move beyond deva-splendor toward union with Pati through Linga-dhyana and disciplined sadhana.