Shloka 2

मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः

Devanagari script

चतुरशीतिसाहस्रम् उत्सेधेन प्रकीर्तितः प्रविष्टः षोडशाधस्ताद् विस्तृतः षोडशैव तु

Transliteration

caturaśītisāhasram utsedhena prakīrtitaḥ praviṣṭaḥ ṣoḍaśādhastād vistṛtaḥ ṣoḍaśaiva tu

Translation

Its height is declared to be eighty-four thousand (units). It is set sixteen (units) down below, and it spreads outward by sixteen (units) as well.

Word by Word

• caturaśīti-sāhasram: eighty-four thousand

• utsedhena: by height/elevation

• prakīrtitaḥ: is proclaimed/declared

• praviṣṭaḥ: entered/embedded (set in place)

• ṣoḍaśa-adhastāt: sixteen below/downwards

• vistṛtaḥ: expanded/spread

• ṣoḍaśa eva tu: indeed sixteen only/as well

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes sacred proportion (pramāṇa): the Linga is not merely an icon but a cosmic axis (Pati) whose measured form guides correct contemplation and installation.

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

By giving vast height and structured extension, it points to Shiva as Pati—immeasurable in essence yet mercifully manifesting in a graspable form for pashus bound by pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It supports pramāṇa-based dhyāna and śilpa/installation discipline—using proportion to steady the mind in Linga-dhyāna aligned with Pāśupata-oriented worship.