Shloka 16

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दशपञ्च च जीवन्ति शुक्लास्ते सर्वे शिवध्यानपरायणाः

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śatāni daśapañca ca jīvanti śuklāste sarve śivadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

Those ‘white’ (pure) ones live for ten thousand years—indeed, for one thousand one hundred and fifteen more—because all of them are wholly devoted to meditation upon Lord Śiva, the Pati who loosens the pāśa-bonds of the paśu (soul).

Word by Word

• दश (daśa): ten

• वर्ष (varṣa): years

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• शतानि (śatāni): hundreds

• दशपञ्च (daśa-pañca): ten and five (fifteen)

• च (ca): and

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti): live

• शुक्लाः (śuklāḥ): the white/pure ones

• ते (te): they

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• शिव (śiva): Śiva

• ध्यान (dhyāna): meditation

• परायणाः (parāyaṇāḥ): wholly devoted/intent upon

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that the core fruit behind outer Linga-pūjā is inner Śiva-dhyāna; sustained contemplation of the Linga’s Lord (Pati) is said to yield extraordinary vitality and longevity.

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

Śiva is implied as the supreme Pati—the Lord toward whom the purified (śukla) devotees turn single-pointedly—whose presence in meditation supports the paśu’s upliftment beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-dhyāna (meditative absorption on Śiva), aligned with Pāśupata-style inner discipline where purity and one-pointed contemplation are treated as the decisive practice.