Shloka 3

Bhūtavana–Kailāsa–Mandākinī–Rudrapurī: Śiva’s Jeweled Abodes and Perpetual Worship

Devanagari script

चम्पकाशोकपुंनागवकुलासनमण्डिते पारिजातकसम्पूर्णे नानापक्षिगणान्विते

Transliteration

campakāśokapuṃnāgavakulāsanamaṇḍite pārijātakasampūrṇe nānāpakṣigaṇānvite

Translation

Estaba adornado con árboles de campaka, aśoka, puṃnāga, vakula y āsana; colmado de flores de pārijāta; y concurrido por bandadas de aves de muchas clases—un bosque sagrado y propicio, digno de la presencia del Pati, el Señor Śiva.

Word by Word

• चम्पक (campaka): champaka tree

• अशोक (aśoka): aśoka tree

• पुंनाग (puṃnāga): puṃnāga tree

• वकुल (vakula): vakula/bakul tree

• आसन (āsana): āsana tree (a sacred tree)

• मण्डिते (maṇḍite): adorned, ornamented

• पारिजातक (pārijātaka): pārijāta (celestial flowering tree)

• सम्पूर्णे (sampūrṇe): full of, abundant

• नाना (nānā): various, many

• पक्षिगण (pakṣigaṇa): groups/flocks of birds

• अन्विते (anvite): endowed with, accompanied by

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes an auspicious, sattva-filled sacred setting—flowers, holy trees, and harmonious birds—supporting the purity (śauca) and devotional mood required for Linga-pūjā and for approaching Pati (Śiva) as the supreme refuge.

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

By portraying nature as spontaneously beautified and orderly around the sacred space, it hints at Śiva as Pati—the sovereign consciousness whose presence harmonizes the field of prakṛti, making it fit for worship and inner stillness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implies the preparatory discipline for worship and Pāśupata-oriented practice: choosing a pure place, cultivating sattva through sacred surroundings, and steadying the mind before mantra, dhyāna, and Linga-arcana.