Shloka 50

Adhyaya 49: जम्बूद्वीप-मेर्वादि-वर्षपर्वत-वन-सरः-रुद्रक्षेत्र-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

अपरेण सितोदश् च सुरपश् च महाबलः कुमुदो मधुमांश्चैव ह्य् अञ्जनो मुकुटस् तथा

Transliteration

apareṇa sitodaś ca surapaś ca mahābalaḥ kumudo madhumāṃścaiva hy añjano mukuṭas tathā

Translation

Y además: Sitodaśa, Surapa, el poderosísimo Mahābala, Kumuda, Madhumāṃśa, Añjana y también Mukuṭa—éstos igualmente cuentan entre los asistentes del séquito de Śiva.

Word by Word

• apareṇa: further/again

• ca: and

• sitodaś(aḥ): Sitodaśa (proper name)

• surapaḥ: Surapa (proper name)

• mahābalaḥ: Mahābala, ‘greatly powerful’ (proper name/epithet)

• kumudaḥ: Kumuda (proper name

• madhumāṃś(aḥ): Madhumāṃśa (proper name

• eva: indeed/also

• hi: certainly

• añjanaḥ: Añjana (proper name

• mukuṭaḥ: Mukuṭa (proper name

• tathā: likewise/so too

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It supports smaraṇa (devotional recollection) of Śiva’s divine retinue; remembering the Gaṇas strengthens devotion to Pati (Śiva) who empowers and protects the sādhaka in Linga-pūjā.

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

By listing powerful attendants, it implies Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord whose śakti and authority are expressed through an ordered, protective gaṇa-maṇḍala serving his cosmic will.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Gaṇa-nāma-japa and śiva-smaraṇa: recitation of Śiva’s associated names as an auxiliary practice to Linga-arcana, aligning the pashu (soul) toward Pati and loosening pasha (bondage) through devotion.