Shloka 10

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

ये चानिरुद्धं पुरुषं ध्यायन्त्यात्मविदां वराः नारायणसमाः सर्वे सर्वसंपत्समन्विताः

Transliteration

ye cāniruddhaṃ puruṣaṃ dhyāyantyātmavidāṃ varāḥ nārāyaṇasamāḥ sarve sarvasaṃpatsamanvitāḥ

Translation

Those best among the knowers of the Self who meditate on Aniruddha, the Supreme Person, all become comparable to Nārāyaṇa—endowed with every prosperity. From a Śaiva standpoint, this teaches that steadfast dhyāna on the Supreme Lord (Pati), the inner ruler beyond pāśa (bondage), grants the paśu (individual soul) sāyujya-like nearness and the full blossoming of auspicious powers and well-being.

Word by Word

• ये (ye): those who

• च (ca): and

• अनिरुद्धम् (aniruddham): Aniruddha (the unobstructed Lord)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam): the Supreme Person

• ध्यायन्ति (dhyāyanti): meditate upon

• आत्मविदाम् (ātmavidām): of the knowers of the Self

• वराः (varāḥ): the best

• नारायण-समाः (nārāyaṇa-samāḥ): equal/comparable to Narayana

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• सर्व-संपत्-समन्विताः (sarva-saṃpat-samanvitāḥ): endowed with all prosperity/attainments

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha
• Purusha
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner worship (dhyāna) by the self-realized is itself a potent form of Shiva-centered sādhanā: by fixing the mind on the Supreme Lord, the devotee gains complete auspiciousness—supporting the Linga Purana theme that true Linga-upāsanā culminates in direct realization.

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

By praising meditation on the Supreme Person as granting Narayana-like status, the verse implies the one supreme Pati beyond obstruction—understood in Shaiva Siddhānta as Shiva-tattva, the inner ruler who liberates the pashu from pāśa and bestows fullness (aiśvarya/saṃpat).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (one-pointed meditation) practiced by ātmavids; in a Pāśupata-oriented reading, it is the yogic interiorization of worship where the pashu steadies awareness on the Pati, resulting in spiritual and worldly completeness.