Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

पुन्नागेषु द्विजशतविरुतं रक्ताशोकस्तबकभरनतम् रम्योपान्तक्लमहारभवनं फुल्लाब्जेषु भ्रमरविलसितम्

Transliteration

punnāgeṣu dvijaśatavirutaṃ raktāśokastabakabharanatam ramyopāntaklamahārabhavanaṃ phullābjeṣu bhramaravilasitam

Translation

Dans les bosquets de punnāga retentissaient les cris de centaines d’oiseaux; les aśoka rouges se courbaient sous le poids de leurs grappes. C’était un refuge charmant qui chassait la fatigue, et parmi les lotus en pleine floraison les abeilles folâtraient—un cadre de bon augure, digne de la contemplation de Pati, Śiva, qui desserre le pāśa du paśu.

Word by Word

• पुन्नागेषु: in punnāga trees/groves

• द्विजशत: hundreds of birds (lit. twice-born)

• विरुतम्: chirping/cries/sounds

• रक्ताशोक: red aśoka trees

• स्तबक: clusters/bunches of blossoms

• भर: weight/burden

• नतम्: bent down

• रम्य: delightful/charming

• उपान्त: vicinity/nearby place

• क्लम: fatigue/weariness

• हार: removing/taking away

• भवनम्: abode/dwelling/retreat

• फुल्ल: fully blossomed

• अब्जेषु: among lotuses (water-born)

• भ्रमर: bees

• विलसितम्: sporting/hovering/playing

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the tirtha as a purified, sattvic setting—birdsong, blossoms, and lotus-bees—supporting śuddhi (inner cleansing) and dhyāna before Linga-pūjā, so the paśu approaches Pati with reduced pasha (restlessness and fatigue).

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

By implying a “weariness-dispelling abode,” it points to Śiva as Pati who grants śānti and releases bondage; the serene, auspicious environment mirrors Shiva-tattva as the still center that quiets the paśu’s agitation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A preparatory discipline: choosing a pure, quiet place for japa and dhyāna prior to pūjā—an environmental support for Pāśupata-oriented inwardness (reducing klama and vikshepa).