Shloka 17

Devanagari script

पर्वतोदधिवासिन्यो ह्य् अनिकेताश्रयास्तु ताः विशोकाः सत्त्वबहुला एकान्तबहुलास् तथा

Transliteration

parvatodadhivāsinyo hy aniketāśrayāstu tāḥ viśokāḥ sattvabahulā ekāntabahulās tathā

Translation

ພວກເຂົາຜູ້ອາໄສຢູ່ທ່າມກາງພູເຂົາແລະທະເລ—ອາໄສໂດຍບໍ່ຍຶດຕິດເຮືອນຖາວອນ—ເປັນຜູ້ບໍ່ມີໂສກ, ອຸດົມດ້ວຍສັດຕະວະ, ແລະຫນາແນ່ນໃນຄວາມສະຫງົບໂດດດ່ຽວ; ດັ່ງນີ້ແຫຼະທີ່ຖືກພັນນາ.

Word by Word

• पर्वत-उदधि-वासिन्यः: dwelling in mountains and oceans

• हि: indeed

• अनिकेत-आश्रयाः: those whose refuge is ‘no fixed abode’/without a settled home

• तु: but/and

• ताः: they/those

• विशोकाः: free from grief

• सत्त्व-बहुलाः: predominated by sattva (purity, clarity)

• एकान्त-बहुलाः: greatly inclined to solitude/seclusion

• तथा: likewise/thus

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya; contextual inference)

FAQs

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

It frames the inner qualification for Linga-upasana: a sattva-dominant, griefless, solitary disposition that supports steady devotion to Pati (Shiva) beyond worldly supports.

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

By highlighting viśoka (freedom from sorrow) and ekānta (inward solitude), it points to Shiva-tattva as the sorrowless ground; the pashu moves toward that state by loosening pasha through renunciation and purity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ekānta-vāsa and aniketa-bhāva—ascetic seclusion and non-dependence—serve as Pashupata-style supports for japa, dhyana, and unwavering Shiva-bhakti.