Shloka 23

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

निराशस्त्यक्तसंदेहः शैवमाप परं पदम् हिमाद्रेर्दक्षिणं वर्षं भरताय न्यवेदयत्

Transliteration

nirāśastyaktasaṃdehaḥ śaivamāpa paraṃ padam himādrerdakṣiṇaṃ varṣaṃ bharatāya nyavedayat

Translation

Délivré de toute attente et ayant rejeté tout doute, il atteignit l’état śaiva suprême, la plus haute demeure de Pati. Puis il indiqua à Bharata la contrée du Sud située au-dessous de l’Himālaya.

Word by Word

• निराशः: free from craving/expectation

• त्यक्त-संदेहः: having abandoned doubt

• शैवम्: the Shaiva state/realm aligned with Shiva

• आप: attained

• परम् पदम्: the supreme abode/state (liberation)

• हिमाद्रेः: of the Himavat mountain (Himalaya)

• दक्षिणम्: southern

• वर्षम्: region/land tract

• भरताय: to Bharata

• न्यवेदयत्: he informed/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bharata
• Himavat (Himalaya)

FAQs

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

It frames liberation as a distinctly Shaiva attainment (śaivam paraṃ padam): through unwavering conviction and freedom from desire, the pashu becomes fit for Pati’s grace—an inner prerequisite for meaningful Linga-puja.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati and the supreme goal (paraṃ padam): the highest state beyond doubt and craving, where the soul rests in Shaiva realization rather than worldly identity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the yogic discipline of niḥspṛhatā (desirelessness) and tyakta-saṃdeha (certainty/absence of doubt), central to Pashupata-oriented inner practice that culminates in Shaiva liberation.