Shloka 22

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

सहैव मरणं तेषां कुरूणां स्वर्गवासिनाम् हृष्टानां सुप्रवृद्धानां सर्वान्नामृतभोजिनाम्

Transliteration

sahaiva maraṇaṃ teṣāṃ kurūṇāṃ svargavāsinām hṛṣṭānāṃ supravṛddhānāṃ sarvānnāmṛtabhojinām

Translation

Even for those Kurus who dwell in heaven—joyful, greatly prospered, and feeding on all manner of ambrosial foods—death comes all the same. Thus, the paśu bound by pāśa cannot secure permanence through enjoyment; only refuge in Pati, Śiva, leads beyond decay.

Word by Word

• सहैव: even together/indeed at the same time

• मरणम्: death

• तेषाम्: of them

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus

• स्वर्गवासिनाम्: dwelling in heaven

• हृष्टानाम्: of the delighted/joyful

• सुप्रवृद्धानाम्: of the greatly increased/prosperous

• सर्वान्न-अमृत-भोजिनाम्: of those who eat all foods as (if) ambrosia / who partake of every kind of nectar-like food

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kurus
• Svarga

FAQs

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

It redirects the devotee from temporary heavenly rewards to the Linga as the sign of Pati (Śiva), whose grace alone cuts pāśa and grants deathlessness beyond Svarga.

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

By implying that all conditioned states—even Svarga—end in dissolution, it points to Śiva-tattva as the only non-decaying Reality (Pati) capable of freeing the Pashu from mortality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A spirit of vairāgya supporting Pāśupata discipline: worship of the Linga with inner detachment, aiming for liberation rather than merit-based heavenly enjoyment.