Shloka 26

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

संसृष्टैः क्वचिदुपलिप्तकीर्णपुष्पैर् आवासैः परिवृतपादपं मुनीनाम् आ मूलात् फलनिचितैः क्वचिद्विशालैर् उत्तुङ्गैः पनसमहीरुहैरुपेतम्

Transliteration

saṃsṛṣṭaiḥ kvacidupaliptakīrṇapuṣpair āvāsaiḥ parivṛtapādapaṃ munīnām ā mūlāt phalanicitaiḥ kvacidviśālair uttuṅgaiḥ panasamahīruhairupetam

Translation

En certains lieux, les demeures des munis étaient bâties tout près les unes des autres, enduites et jonchées de fleurs ; l’ermitage était ceint d’arbres. Ailleurs, il était orné de hauts jacquiers aux larges ramures, chargés d’amas de fruits depuis la base même jusqu’au sommet — un bosquet de bon augure, digne des disciplines silencieuses du yoga Pāśupata et du culte de Śiva.

Word by Word

• संसृष्टैः: closely set together/clustered

• क्वचित्: in some places

• उपलिप्त: plastered/smeared

• कीर्ण-पुष्पैः: strewn with flowers

• आवासैः: dwellings/hermitages

• परिवृत: surrounded/encircled

• पादपम्: with trees/vegetation

• मुनीनाम्: of the sages

• आ मूलात्: from the root/from the very base

• फल-निचितैः: piled with fruits/abundant in fruit

• क्वचित्: elsewhere

• विशालैः: broad/expansive

• उत्तुङ्गैः: tall/lofty

• पनस: jackfruit

• महीरुहैः: great trees

• उपेतम्: endowed with/possessed of

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It establishes the purity and auspiciousness of the āśrama—flower-strewn, orderly, and fruit-abundant—an ideal outer environment supporting inner Śiva-bhakti and disciplined Linga-pūjā.

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

By depicting a serene, sattvic grove that naturally supports tapas and worship, it implies Śiva as Pati—the consciousness that is approached through purification, restraint, and a sanctified space where pasha (bondage) quiets for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds the āśrama setting required for tapas, japa, and worship—supporting a Pāśupata-oriented discipline where external cleanliness and sacred order aid internal concentration on Śiva.