Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

नैषधं हेमकूटात्तु हरिवर्षं तदुच्यते हरिवर्षात्परं चैव मेरोः शुभमिलावृतम्

Transliteration

naiṣadhaṃ hemakūṭāttu harivarṣaṃ taducyate harivarṣātparaṃ caiva meroḥ śubhamilāvṛtam

Translation

Al norte de Niṣadha se halla Hemakūṭa; más allá de Hemakūṭa, esa región recibe el nombre de Harivarṣa. Y más allá de Harivarṣa, junto al auspicioso Meru, está Ilāvṛta: resplandeciente y colmada de bendición.

Word by Word

• नैषधम् (naiṣadham): Niṣadha (a mountain range)

• हेमकूटात् (hemakūṭāt): from/after Hemakūṭa (the Hemakūṭa range)

• तु (tu): indeed

• हरिवर्षम् (harivarṣam): Harivarṣa (a sacred region)

• तत् (tat): that

• उच्यते (ucyate): is called

• हरिवर्षात् (harivarṣāt): from/after Harivarṣa

• परम् (param): beyond

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): certainly

• मेरोः (meroḥ): of Meru

• शुभम् (śubham): auspicious

• इलावृतम् (ilāvṛtam): Ilāvṛta (central region around Meru)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Meru
• Hemakuta
• Nishadha
• Harivarsha
• Ilavrita

FAQs

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

By mapping the sacred regions around Meru, the verse situates Linga worship within a cosmic order where Shiva as Pati is the axis of auspiciousness (śubha) sustaining the worlds.

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

Though not naming Shiva directly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the stabilizing center: like Meru at the heart of Ilāvṛta, Pati is the unmoving support around which the bound souls (paśu) and their worlds are arranged.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is dhyāna on the cosmic axis (Meru) as an aid to inner centering—aligning the paśu toward Pati, a theme compatible with Pāśupata-oriented contemplation.