Shloka 25

मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः

Devanagari script

वायोश्चैव तु रुद्रस्य शर्वालयसमन्ततः तेषां तेषां विमानेषु दिव्येषु विविधेषु च

Transliteration

vāyoścaiva tu rudrasya śarvālayasamantataḥ teṣāṃ teṣāṃ vimāneṣu divyeṣu vividheṣu ca

Translation

Around Śarva’s (Rudra’s) abode—and likewise around Vāyu’s—there are, for each of them, many divine and varied celestial mansions (vimānas).

Word by Word

• वायोः: of Vāyu

• च एव: and indeed/also

• तु: moreover

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra

• शर्वालय-समन्ततः: all around the abode of Śarva

• तेषां तेषां: of each of them (respectively)

• विमानेषु: in the vimānas/celestial palaces

• दिव्येषु: divine

• विविधेषु: manifold/various

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva
• Śarva
• Vāyu

FAQs

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

It situates Śiva (Śarva/Rudra) within a sacred cosmic center, implying that Linga-pūjā aligns the devotee (paśu) with the Lord’s (pati) supreme sphere and its ordered retinues.

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

By portraying Rudra’s abode as the hub encircled by divine vimānas, it hints at Śiva-tattva as the sovereign ground of power and presence, around which other divine functions and beings are arranged.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it supports Pāśupata-style contemplative ascent: meditation on Śiva’s loka/āyatana (abode) as the inner goal, with the many vimānas symbolizing graded states of realization and divine proximity.