Shloka 32

Sacred Abodes of Vishnu & Shiva — Catalogue of Vishnu and Shiva’s Sacred Abodes (Tirtha-Mahatmya within the Pulastya–Narada Frame)

Devanagari script

रुद्राख्यं च हरण्वत्यां वीरभद्रं त्रिविष्टपे शङ्कुकर्णं च भीमायां भीमं शालवने विदुः

Transliteration

rudrākhyaṃ ca haraṇvatyāṃ vīrabhadraṃ triviṣṭape śaṅkukarṇaṃ ca bhīmāyāṃ bhīmaṃ śālavane viduḥ

Translation

હરણ્વતી નદી પર તેઓ ‘રુદ્રાખ્ય’; ત્રિવિષ્ટપ (સ્વર્ગલોક)માં ‘વીરભદ્ર’; ભીમા નદી પર ‘શઙ્કુકર્ણ’; અને શાલવનમાં ‘ભીમ’ તરીકે જાણીતા છે.

Speakers

• Narratorial/compendial voice within the tīrtha-catalogue (speaker not specified in the excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Rudra/Hara/Vīrabhadra)

Key Themes

• Sacred geography as theology (deity localized by place-name)
• Śiva-linga/Śiva-form enumeration
• Tīrtha identity through epithets
• Forest and river sanctity

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the text list multiple names of Śiva tied to rivers and forests?

This is a characteristic Purāṇic mapping of divinity onto landscape: each kṣetra is authenticated by a specific epithet (nāma) of Śiva, turning rivers (nadī), forests (vana), and other locales into identifiable tīrthas for pilgrimage and ritual merit.

Is “Triviṣṭapa” a terrestrial tīrtha or a cosmological location?

Triviṣṭapa commonly denotes Svarga (Indra’s heaven). In catalogues like this, cosmological realms can appear alongside terrestrial sites to present a complete sacred topography—linking earthly pilgrimage with supra-mundane sacred space.

What is the significance of Vīrabhadra in such a list?

Vīrabhadra is Śiva’s fierce emanation, emblematic of protective and corrective power. His placement in the catalogue signals that not only benign but also formidable aspects of Śiva are worshipped as kṣetra-devatās, each granting distinct forms of protection and merit.