Shloka 6

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

क्षीरार्णवामृतमिव सदा क्षीरार्णवे हरिः शेते शिवज्ञानधिया साक्षाद्वै योगनिद्रया

Transliteration

kṣīrārṇavāmṛtamiva sadā kṣīrārṇave hariḥ śete śivajñānadhiyā sākṣādvai yoganidrayā

Translation

ક્ષીરસમુદ્રમાં અમૃત સમાન, હરિ સદા તે ક્ષીરાર্ণવમાં શયન કરે છે—સાક્ષાત યોગનિદ્રામાં—અને તેની બુદ્ધિ શિવજ્ઞાનમાં લીન રહે છે।

Word by Word

• क्षीरार्णव (kṣīrārṇava): ocean of milk

• अमृतम् (amṛtam): nectar, immortality-giving essence

• इव (iva): like, as if

• सदा (sadā): always

• क्षीरार्णवे (kṣīrārṇave): in/on the ocean of milk (locative)

• हरिः (hariḥ): Hari, Viṣṇu

• शेते (śete): lies down, rests

• शिव (śiva): Śiva

• ज्ञान (jñāna): knowledge, saving gnosis

• धिया (dhiyā): by/with the intellect, understanding

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt): directly, manifestly

• वै (vai): indeed

• योगनिद्रया (yoga-nidrayā): by yogic sleep, contemplative trance-sleep

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames even Hari’s cosmic repose as grounded in Śiva-jñāna, reinforcing Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose knowledge underlies divine order—supporting Linga worship as contemplation of that supreme Śiva-tattva.

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

Śiva is implied as the direct, supreme principle of liberating knowledge (jñāna) that even a cosmic deity like Hari abides in—Śiva as Pati, the ultimate ground of yogic stillness and sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yoga-nidrā is highlighted: a disciplined contemplative absorption where the mind rests in Śiva-jñāna—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented practice of turning the intellect from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati.