Shloka 29

मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः

Devanagari script

शैलादिनः शुभं चास्ति तस्मिन्नास्ते गणेश्वरः षण्मुखस्य गणेशस्य गणानां तु सहस्रशः

Transliteration

śailādinaḥ śubhaṃ cāsti tasminnāste gaṇeśvaraḥ ṣaṇmukhasya gaṇeśasya gaṇānāṃ tu sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Auspiciousness abides in Śailādi; there dwells Gaṇeśvara, the Lord of the Gaṇas. And for Ṣaṇmukha’s Gaṇeśa, the hosts of gaṇas are numbered in the thousands.

Word by Word

• śailādinaḥ: of Śailādi (a named chief/leader)

• śubham: auspiciousness, благоприятие

• ca: and

• asti: exists, is present

• tasmin: in him/there

• āste: dwells, abides

• gaṇa-īśvaraḥ: Lord of the gaṇas (chief of Śiva’s attendants)

• ṣaṇmukhasya: of Ṣaṇmukha (Kārttikeya/Skanda)

• gaṇa-īśasya (gaṇeśasya): of the gaṇa-lord/chief

• gaṇānām: of the gaṇas (attendant hosts)

• tu: indeed

• sahasraśaḥ: by thousands, in innumerable groups

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas
• Shailadi
• Shanmukha (Skanda/Karttikeya)
• Ganesvara (Lord of the Ganas)

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva’s worship as protected and energized by his gaṇa-hosts—an auspicious field where obstacles are subdued and devotion to Pati (Śiva) is safeguarded.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as sovereign and orderly: the Supreme Pati is served through a vast, disciplined retinue (gaṇas) with appointed gaṇeśvaras, reflecting his all-governing power (aiśvarya) over the worlds.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implicitly supports Pāśupata orientation: taking refuge in Śiva’s sphere of auspiciousness (śubha) and invoking his protective agencies (gaṇas) to loosen pasha (bondage) around the pashu (individual soul).