Shloka 10

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

समन्तात्समतिक्रम्य सर्वाद्रीन्प्रविभागशः नियोगाद्देवदेवस्य प्रविष्टा सा महार्णवम्

Transliteration

samantātsamatikramya sarvādrīnpravibhāgaśaḥ niyogāddevadevasya praviṣṭā sā mahārṇavam

Translation

四方に広がり、諸山をその区分に従ってことごとく越え、神々の神の命により、彼女は大海へと入りゆく。

Word by Word

• समन्तात्: on all sides

• समतिक्रम्य: having overstepped/passed beyond

• सर्वाद्रीन्: all mountains

• प्रविभागशः: according to their divisions/regions

• नियोगात्: by the command/ordinance

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods (Śiva as Pati)

• प्रविष्टा: entered

• सा: she (the river/waters)

• महार्णवम्: the great ocean

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva (Devadeva) as the supreme regulator (Pati) of cosmic order; Linga worship aligns the devotee with that niyoga—seeing all elements, including sacred waters and tīrthas, as operating under Mahādeva’s ordinance.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as sovereign command (niyoga) behind natural processes: even vast waters traverse mountains and finally merge into the ocean by His will, indicating His lordship over tattvas and the world’s lawful movement.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A tīrtha-oriented Shaiva practice is implied: honoring rivers and their oceanward course as Śiva-ājñā, cultivating Pāśupata-style discipline of surrender (īśvara-praṇidhāna) where the pashu rests in the command of the Pati.