Shloka 33

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि स्थितिः किंपुरुषे नृणाम् सुवर्णवर्णाश् च नराः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi sthitiḥ kiṃpuruṣe nṛṇām suvarṇavarṇāś ca narāḥ striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ

Translation

കിംപുരുഷ പ്രദേശത്ത് മനുഷ്യരുടെ ആയുസ്സ് പത്തായിരം വർഷം നിലനിൽക്കും. അവിടെയുള്ള പുരുഷന്മാർ സ്വർണവർണ്ണരും സ്ത്രീകൾ അപ്സരസുകളെപ്പോലെ സൗന്ദര്യവതികളുമാണ്.

Word by Word

• daśa: ten

• varṣa: years

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• sthitiḥ: duration/continuance (lifespan)

• kiṁpuruṣe: in Kimpuruṣa (realm/region)

• nṛṇām: of humans/men

• suvarṇa-varṇāḥ: of golden complexion

• ca: and

• narāḥ: men/people

• striyaḥ: women

• ca: and

• apsaras-opamāḥ: like apsarases (celestial nymphs)/apsaras-comparable

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Kimpurusha
• Apsaras

FAQs

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

It contrasts refined enjoyments and long life in exalted realms with the higher Shaiva aim: turning the pashu away from bhoga and toward Pati (Shiva) through Linga-centered devotion and discipline.

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

Indirectly: it highlights that even extraordinary lifespans and beauty remain within the created order (pāśa-bound experience), implying Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati beyond all lokas and their pleasures.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the takeaway is vairāgya within Pāśupata orientation—using knowledge of worldly and celestial enjoyments to cultivate dispassion and pursue Shiva through Linga-pūjā and yogic restraint.