Shloka 33

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि स्थितिः किंपुरुषे नृणाम् सुवर्णवर्णाश् च नराः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi sthitiḥ kiṃpuruṣe nṛṇām suvarṇavarṇāś ca narāḥ striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ

Translation

In der Region Kimpuruṣa währt die Lebensspanne der Menschen zehntausend Jahre. Die Männer sind von goldener Farbe, und die Frauen sind an Schönheit den Apsaras gleich.

Word by Word

• daśa: ten

• varṣa: years

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• sthitiḥ: duration/continuance (lifespan)

• kiṁpuruṣe: in Kimpuruṣa (realm/region)

• nṛṇām: of humans/men

• suvarṇa-varṇāḥ: of golden complexion

• ca: and

• narāḥ: men/people

• striyaḥ: women

• ca: and

• apsaras-opamāḥ: like apsarases (celestial nymphs)/apsaras-comparable

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Kimpurusha
• Apsaras

FAQs

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

It contrasts refined enjoyments and long life in exalted realms with the higher Shaiva aim: turning the pashu away from bhoga and toward Pati (Shiva) through Linga-centered devotion and discipline.

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

Indirectly: it highlights that even extraordinary lifespans and beauty remain within the created order (pāśa-bound experience), implying Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati beyond all lokas and their pleasures.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is vairāgya within Pāśupata orientation—using knowledge of worldly and celestial enjoyments to cultivate dispassion and pursue Shiva through Linga-pūjā and yogic restraint.