Shloka 15
मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः
ओथेर् चितिएस् अत् म्त्। मेरु तेजस्विनी नाम पुरी आग्नेय्यां पावकस्य तु अमरावतीसमा दिव्या सर्वभोगसमन्विता
other cities at Mt. Meru tejasvinī nāma purī āgneyyāṃ pāvakasya tu amarāvatīsamā divyā sarvabhogasamanvitā
There are also other cities upon Mount Meru. In the south‑eastern quarter lies the city named Tejasvinī, belonging to Pāvaka (Agni). Divine like Amarāvatī, it is endowed with every enjoyment and prosperity.
Suta Goswami
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By mapping sacred cosmic geography, the verse frames deva-realms as upheld by dharma under the supreme Pati (Śiva), encouraging devotees to see worship of the Liṅga as alignment with the cosmic order that sustains all lokas.
Indirectly, it points to Śiva-tattva as the transcendent ground of order in which even Agni’s splendor and enjoyments arise—deva cities are not ultimate, but contingent manifestations within Śiva’s governed cosmos.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is contemplative—use this cosmological description for dhyāna (meditative recollection) on the hierarchical worlds, turning the mind from bhoga (enjoyment) toward liberation of the paśu from pāśa through devotion to Pati.