Shloka 36
The Deeds of Cyavana
in the Context of Guru-tirtha Glorification
द्वीपानां तु समस्तानि सुतीर्थानि महांति च । मूर्तिलिंगधराण्येव सहस्राक्षं सुरेश्वरम्
dvīpānāṃ tu samastāni sutīrthāni mahāṃti ca | mūrtiliṃgadharāṇyeva sahasrākṣaṃ sureśvaram
ແທ້ຈິງແລ້ວ ທົ່ວທຸກດວີປມີສຸຕີຣະຖານ ແລະ ຕີຣະຖານໃຫຍ່; ອີກທັງມີຮູບບູຊາ ແລະ ລິງຄະທີ່ປະດິດສະຖານ—ເພື່ອນະມັດສະການ ສະຫັດສະຣາກສະ, ຈອມເທວະທັງປວງ.
Unspecified in provided excerpt (commonly within Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue in Padma Purāṇa)
Concept: Wherever beings dwell, there are supports for worship—tīrtha, image, and symbol—so dharma is practicable in every realm.
Application: Create a ‘micro-tīrtha’ at home: a clean worship corner with a Viṣṇu image, water vessel, and lamp—making daily life itself a dvīpa with a tīrtha.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic atlas opens to reveal concentric dvīpas like jeweled rings, each dotted with shining tīrthas and temples. At the center, Sahasrākṣa Indra sits on a cloud-throne, while below him countless mūrtis and liṅgas glow as if responding to a single celestial command.","primary_figures":["Indra (Sahasrākṣa)","Devas and gandharvas","Pilgrims/sages as tiny figures across dvīpas"],"setting":"A celestial court merging into a cosmographic mandala of dvīpas, oceans, and sacred sites.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["electric blue","cloud white","sun-gold","ruby red","jade green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Indra with a thousand-eyed aura seated on a gold-embossed cloud throne, surrounded by concentric dvīpa rings rendered as jeweled bands; tiny gold-leaf temples and liṅgas across the rings; rich reds/greens, heavy ornamentation, embossed halos and decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a refined cosmographic mandala with soft washes for oceans and delicate linework for dvīpas; Indra in the upper register with subtle radiance; miniature shrines and tīrtha-ghāṭs sprinkled across landscapes; cool palette and lyrical spacing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Indra in frontal iconic pose with bold outlines and stylized eyes; dvīpas depicted as patterned concentric bands filled with temple icons and liṅga symbols; strong reds/yellows/greens with rhythmic decorative motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a circular dvīpa-mandala with repeating shrine motifs; central medallion suggests divine sovereignty; ornate floral borders, lotuses and peacocks at the edges; deep blue ground with gold highlights and symmetrical composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["thunder in distance","conch shell","celestial drums (dundubhi)","wind over oceans"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मूर्तिलिंगधराण्येव = मूर्ति + लिङ्गधराणि + एव (इ + ल → इल; णि + एव → ण्येव). Here मूर्ति is first member; main pada resolved as लिङ्गधराणि with prefix-member मूर्ति.
FAQs
It presents the world’s dvīpas as filled with many tīrthas—both numerous and “great”—implying a widespread sacred geography rather than holiness confined to one region.
The pairing suggests multiple recognized modes of sanctity and worship—iconic forms (mūrti) and liṅga-shrines—within the tīrtha landscape described by the text.
Sahasrākṣa (“thousand-eyed”) is a standard epithet of Indra, the sureśvara (lord of the devas). His mention frames the tīrthas and shrines within a cosmic, deity-centered sacred order.