Shloka 32

मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः

Devanagari script

इलावृत मेरोः समन्ताद्विस्तीर्णं शुभं वर्षमिलावृतम् तत्र जम्बूफलाहाराः केचिच्चामृतभोजनाः

Transliteration

Ilāvṛta meroḥ samantādvistīrṇaṃ śubhaṃ varṣamilāvṛtam tatra jambūphalāhārāḥ keciccāmṛtabhojanāḥ

Translation

En torno al monte Meru se extiende, vasta y auspiciosa, la región llamada Ilāvṛta. Allí, unos se sustentan con los frutos del árbol Jambū, y otros participan del amṛta, alimento divino de inmortalidad.

Word by Word

• इलावृतम् (Ilāvṛtam): Ilāvṛta (a sacred region)

• मेरोः (meroḥ): of Mount Meru

• समन्तात् (samantāt): on all sides, all around

• विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam): spread out, extensive

• शुभम् (śubham): auspicious, благоприятное

• वर्षम् (varṣam): region, tract of land

• तत्र (tatra): there

• जम्बूफलाहाराः (jambū-phalāhārāḥ): those whose food is Jambū fruits

• केचित् (kecit): some

• च (ca): and

• अमृतभोजनाः (amṛta-bhojanāḥ): those who eat/partake of amṛta (nectar of immortality).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Mount Meru
• Ilavrita
• Jambu (tree/fruit)
• Amrita

FAQs

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

By mapping Ilāvṛta around Meru as an auspicious, higher-order realm, the verse supports the Purāṇic vision that Shiva’s cosmic axis (the stabilizing Pati-principle) sustains worlds—an outlook that underlies Linga worship as honoring the cosmic pillar of order.

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

Indirectly, it points to a realm of purity and divine sustenance (amṛta), reflecting Shiva-tattva as the grounding reality that elevates pashus beyond ordinary limitation (pāśa) toward a deathless, sattvic mode of being.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies sattva-oriented restraint and pure diet (āhāra-śuddhi). In a Shaiva reading, such purification supports Pāśupata-oriented discipline—reducing pāśa through regulated living that steadies the mind for worship and contemplation.