Shloka 27

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

फुल्लातिमुक्तकलतागृहनीतसिद्धसिद्धाङ्गनाकनकनूपुररावरम्यम् /* रम्यं प्रियङ्गुतरुमञ्जरिसक्तभृङ्गं भृङ्गावलीकवलिताम्रकदम्बपुष्पम्

Transliteration

phullātimuktakalatāgṛhanītasiddhasiddhāṅganākanakanūpurarāvaramyam /* ramyaṃ priyaṅgutarumañjarisaktabhṛṅgaṃ bhṛṅgāvalīkavalitāmrakadambapuṣpam

Translation

That auspicious grove is delightful with the jingling of golden anklets worn by Siddha maidens moving among bowers entwined with blooming atimukta creepers; it is charming with bees clinging to clusters of priyaṅgu blossoms, and with swarms of bees crowding around mango and kadamba flowers—fit for the worship of Pati (Śiva) and for the uplift of the paśu, the bound soul held by the pāśa.

Word by Word

• फुल्ल (phulla): blooming

• अतिमुक्त-कलता (atimukta-kalatā): atimukta (jasmine) creeper

• गृह (gṛha): bower/arbored dwelling

• नीत (nīta): led/moving within

• सिद्ध (siddha): perfected being

• सिद्ध-अङ्गना (siddhāṅganā): Siddha maiden/celestial woman

• कनक (kanaka): gold

• नूपुर (nūpura): anklet

• राव (rāva): sound/jingle

• रम्यम् (ramyam): delightful/beautiful

• प्रियङ्गु-तरु (priyaṅgu-taru): priyaṅgu tree

• मञ्जरि (mañjarī): flower cluster

• सक्त (sakta): attached/clinging

• भृङ्ग (bhṛṅga): bee

• भृङ्ग-आवली (bhṛṅgāvalī): a row/swarm of bees

• कवलित (kavalita): enveloped/covered

• आम्र (āmra): mango

• कदम्ब (kadamba): kadamba tree

• पुष्प (puṣpa): flower

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

It frames the sacred atmosphere—pure, vibrant, and Siddha-frequented—as an outer support for inner concentration, making the place worthy for Liṅga-pūjā where the paśu turns toward Pati through devotion and ritual.

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

By depicting a realm naturally ordered toward auspiciousness and spiritual delight, it implies Śiva-tattva as the Pati whose presence harmonizes beings and nature, drawing even Siddhas into a state of reverent joy conducive to liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse indirectly highlights place-sanctification and dhyāna-supports for Pāśupata-oriented practice—choosing a pure, sattvic setting that steadies the mind for pūjā, japa, and meditative absorption on the Liṅga.