Shloka 14

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

तेषां स्वभावतः सिद्धिः सुखप्राया ह्ययत्नतः विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति जरामृत्युभयं न च

Transliteration

teṣāṃ svabhāvataḥ siddhiḥ sukhaprāyā hyayatnataḥ viparyayo na teṣvasti jarāmṛtyubhayaṃ na ca

Translation

അവർക്കു സിദ്ധി സ്വഭാവതഃ തന്നെ—അയത്നമായി, പ്രധാനമായും സുഖമയമായി ലഭിക്കുന്നു. അവരിൽ വിപര്യയമോ പതനമോ ഇല്ല; ജരയും മരണവും എന്ന ഭയവും ഇല്ല.

Word by Word

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them

• स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ): by their very nature

• सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ): perfection/attainment

• सुखप्राया (sukhaprāyā): mostly blissful, tending toward happiness

• हि (hi): indeed

• अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ): without effort, spontaneously

• विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ): reversal, error, downfall

• न (na): not

• तेषु (teṣu): in them

• अस्ति (asti): exists

• जरा (jarā): old age

• मृत्यु (mṛtyu): death

• भयम् (bhayam): fear

• न च (na ca): and not at all.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the fruit of Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upasana as a stable siddhi: a naturally blissful state where the pashu (soul) is no longer shaken by pasha-like fears such as decay and death.

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

By implying a state free from viparyaya and jara-mrityu-bhaya, it points to Shiva-tattva as the deathless Pati whose proximity grants the liberated pashu steadiness, clarity, and fearlessness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It emphasizes the yogic fruition of Pashupata-oriented discipline—steady absorption and Shiva-alignment—where realization becomes effortless (ayatnataḥ) and irreversible (no viparyaya).