Shloka 7

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

यज्ञवाटस् तथा तस्य गङ्गाद्वारसमीपतः तद्देशे चैव विख्यातं शुभं कनखलं द्विजाः

Transliteration

yajñavāṭas tathā tasya gaṅgādvārasamīpataḥ taddeśe caiva vikhyātaṃ śubhaṃ kanakhalaṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

ആ പവിത്രമായ ഗംഗാദ്വാരത്തിനടുത്ത് തന്നെ അവന്റെ യജ്ഞവാടവും ഉണ്ട്. അതേ പ്രദേശത്ത്, ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ, ‘കനഖല’ എന്ന ശുഭസ്ഥലം പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്.

Word by Word

• यज्ञवाटः: Yajñavāṭa, the sacrificial enclosure/ground

• तथा: and also

• तस्य: of that (place/region)

• गङ्गाद्वार-समीपतः: near Gaṅgādvāra (the ‘Gateway of the Ganges’, Haridvāra)

• तद्-देशे: in that region

• च एव: indeed/also

• विख्यातम्: well-known, celebrated

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficent

• कनखलम्: Kanakhala (a famed tīrtha near Haridvāra)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas/sages).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It maps the sacred Shaiva landscape around Gaṅgādvāra—Yajñavāṭa and Kanakhala—implying that tīrtha-sevā and yajña performed in such Shiva-connected regions support purity of the pashu (soul) and readiness for Liṅga-upāsanā.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting auspicious tīrthas, it points to Pati (Śiva) as the sanctifier of space—where proximity to sacred geography becomes a means for loosening pāśa (bondage) through dharma, pilgrimage, and worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yajña-oriented worship is suggested by “Yajñavāṭa,” indicating Vedic sacrificial rites and tīrtha-bathing near Gaṅgādvāra as supportive disciplines alongside Shaiva devotion (bhakti) and preparatory observances for deeper Pāśupata practice.