Shloka 26

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

संसृष्टैः क्वचिदुपलिप्तकीर्णपुष्पैर् आवासैः परिवृतपादपं मुनीनाम् आ मूलात् फलनिचितैः क्वचिद्विशालैर् उत्तुङ्गैः पनसमहीरुहैरुपेतम्

Transliteration

saṃsṛṣṭaiḥ kvacidupaliptakīrṇapuṣpair āvāsaiḥ parivṛtapādapaṃ munīnām ā mūlāt phalanicitaiḥ kvacidviśālair uttuṅgaiḥ panasamahīruhairupetam

Translation

An manchen Orten standen die Wohnstätten der Munis dicht beieinander, verputzt und mit Blumen bestreut; die Einsiedelei war von Bäumen umgeben. Anderswo war sie geschmückt mit hohen, breitkronigen Jackfruchtbäumen, die vom Stammfuß an bis hinauf mit Fruchtmassen beladen waren — ein glückverheißender Hain, geeignet für die stillen Übungen des Pāśupata-Yoga und die Verehrung Śivas.

Word by Word

• संसृष्टैः: closely set together/clustered

• क्वचित्: in some places

• उपलिप्त: plastered/smeared

• कीर्ण-पुष्पैः: strewn with flowers

• आवासैः: dwellings/hermitages

• परिवृत: surrounded/encircled

• पादपम्: with trees/vegetation

• मुनीनाम्: of the sages

• आ मूलात्: from the root/from the very base

• फल-निचितैः: piled with fruits/abundant in fruit

• क्वचित्: elsewhere

• विशालैः: broad/expansive

• उत्तुङ्गैः: tall/lofty

• पनस: jackfruit

• महीरुहैः: great trees

• उपेतम्: endowed with/possessed of

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It establishes the purity and auspiciousness of the āśrama—flower-strewn, orderly, and fruit-abundant—an ideal outer environment supporting inner Śiva-bhakti and disciplined Linga-pūjā.

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

By depicting a serene, sattvic grove that naturally supports tapas and worship, it implies Śiva as Pati—the consciousness that is approached through purification, restraint, and a sanctified space where pasha (bondage) quiets for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds the āśrama setting required for tapas, japa, and worship—supporting a Pāśupata-oriented discipline where external cleanliness and sacred order aid internal concentration on Śiva.