Shloka 22

नरकलोकवर्णनम् (Narakaloka-varṇanam) — Description of the Hell-Realms

Devanagari script

त्रिकोणा पञ्चकोणा च सुदीर्घा चाखिलार्तिदा । समा भीमबला भोग्रा दीप्तप्रायेति चान्तिमी

Transliteration

trikoṇā pañcakoṇā ca sudīrghā cākhilārtidā | samā bhīmabalā bhogrā dīptaprāyeti cāntimī

Translation

ಅವಳು ತ್ರಿಕೋಣಾ ಮತ್ತು ಪಂಚಕೋಣಾ; ಸುದೀರ್ಘಾ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಖಿಲಾರ್ತಿದಾ. ಅವಳು ಸಮಾ, ಭೀಮಬಲಾ, ಭೋಗ್ರಾ, ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತಿಮವಾಗಿ ದೀಪ್ತಪ್ರಾಯಾ—ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಜ್ವಲಿಸುವವಳು.

Word by Word

त्रिकोणाtriangular

पञ्चकोणाpentagonal

चand

सुदीर्घाvery long

चand

अखिल-आर्ति-दाgiver of all sufferings

समाeven, level

भीम-बलाof dreadful strength

भोग्राfierce, formidable

दीप्त-प्रायाalmost blazing

इतिthus

चand

अन्तिमीthe last (one)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a nāma-series (epithets) describing a fierce-protective Śakti who governs limiting structures and removes afflictions.

Significance: Contemplation of Śakti as the remover of afflictions (akhilārtidā) and as the radiant power behind karmic order; supports repentance and turning toward Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: त्रिकोणा पञ्चकोणा च सुदीर्घा चाखिलार्तिदा । समा भीमबला भोग्रा दीप्तप्रायेति चान्तिमी

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

Parvati

Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse lists epithets of Umā/Devī that portray her as the dynamic power (Śakti) of Śiva—radiant, formidable, impartial, and especially as Akhilārtidā, the one whose grace removes all suffering, supporting the soul’s movement from bondage (pāśa) toward freedom.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Śaiva practice, Śiva is worshiped with Śakti as inseparable—Linga with the presence of Devī’s power. These names encourage Saguna upāsanā: contemplating the Divine Couple where Śiva is Pati (Lord) and Devī is the manifest, grace-bestowing power that makes worship fruitful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition of Devī’s epithets) alongside pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), meditating on Devī as Akhilārtidā (remover of distress) and Dīptaprāyā (inner radiance) during daily Śiva-pūjā or Mahāśivarātri observance.