Shloka 26
अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि
संसृष्टैः क्वचिदुपलिप्तकीर्णपुष्पैर् आवासैः परिवृतपादपं मुनीनाम् आ मूलात् फलनिचितैः क्वचिद्विशालैर् उत्तुङ्गैः पनसमहीरुहैरुपेतम्
saṃsṛṣṭaiḥ kvacidupaliptakīrṇapuṣpair āvāsaiḥ parivṛtapādapaṃ munīnām ā mūlāt phalanicitaiḥ kvacidviśālair uttuṅgaiḥ panasamahīruhairupetam
In some places the sages’ dwellings were built close together, plastered and strewn with flowers, and the hermitage was encircled by trees. In other places it was adorned with lofty, broad jackfruit trees, laden with heaps of fruit from the very base upward—an auspicious grove fit for the quiet disciplines of Pāśupata yoga and the worship of Śiva.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It establishes the purity and auspiciousness of the āśrama—flower-strewn, orderly, and fruit-abundant—an ideal outer environment supporting inner Śiva-bhakti and disciplined Linga-pūjā.
By depicting a serene, sattvic grove that naturally supports tapas and worship, it implies Śiva as Pati—the consciousness that is approached through purification, restraint, and a sanctified space where pasha (bondage) quiets for the pashu (soul).
The verse foregrounds the āśrama setting required for tapas, japa, and worship—supporting a Pāśupata-oriented discipline where external cleanliness and sacred order aid internal concentration on Śiva.