Shloka 19

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

काञ्चनं दिवि तत्रासीद् अन्तरिक्षे च राजतम् आयसं चाभवद् भूमौ पुरं तेषां महात्मनाम्

Transliteration

kāñcanaṃ divi tatrāsīd antarikṣe ca rājatam āyasaṃ cābhavad bhūmau puraṃ teṣāṃ mahātmanām

Translation

Allí, en el cielo, todo era de oro; en el espacio intermedio era de plata; y sobre la tierra se volvió de hierro: tal era la ciudad de aquellos magnánimos.

Word by Word

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam): gold

• दिवि (divi): in heaven

• तत्र (tatra): there

• आसीत् (āsīt): was

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe): in the mid-region/atmosphere

• च (ca): and

• राजतम् (rājatam): silver

• आयसम् (āyasam): iron/metal of iron

• च (ca): and

• अभवत् (abhavat): became/was

• भूमौ (bhūmau): on the earth

• पुरम् (puram): city/fortified abode

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām): of the great-souled (mahatmas).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames a graded sacred cosmos—gold, silver, and iron—suggesting that devotion and merit connected to Shiva’s worship yield correspondingly refined states of abode and experience.

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

By implying an ordered hierarchy of realms, it points to Shiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord who governs and uplifts the Pashu (soul) through levels of purification beyond Pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named, but the verse supports the Purana’s theme that disciplined Shiva-bhakti—Linga-puja and Shaiva observances—leads to higher, more luminous states of existence.