Shloka 14

Adhyaya 49: जम्बूद्वीप-मेर्वादि-वर्षपर्वत-वन-सरः-रुद्रक्षेत्र-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

उदगायतो महाशैलो माल्यवान्नाम पर्वतः योजनानां सहस्रे द्वे उपरिष्टात्तु विस्तृतः

Transliteration

udagāyato mahāśailo mālyavānnāma parvataḥ yojanānāṃ sahasre dve upariṣṭāttu vistṛtaḥ

Translation

To the north rises the great mountain called Mālyavān; upon its summit it spreads out to an expanse of two thousand yojanas.

Word by Word

• उदगायतः: to the north / northward

• महाशैलः: great mountain

• माल्यवान्: Mālyavān (name of the mountain)

• नाम: named/called

• पर्वतः: mountain

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas (a measure of distance)

• सहस्रे: thousand

• द्वे: two

• उपरिष्टात्: above/at the top/summit

• तु: indeed/and

• विस्तृतः: विस्तृत/expanded/spread out

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Malyavan

FAQs

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

By defining the sacred cosmic geography (a named mahāśaila with precise measure), the text situates Linga-pūjā within an ordered Shiva-governed universe, where kṣetra and tīrtha become supports for devotion and purification of the paśu (bound soul).

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the measured, intelligible cosmos implies a ruling principle—Pati—who upholds order (niyati) over the vast expanse, while remaining transcendent to spatial magnitude.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is kṣetra-bhāvanā—reverent contemplation of sacred space—often paired with tīrtha-sevā and Shiva-pūjā as aids to loosening pāśa (bondage).