Shloka 12

Devanagari script

दक्षिणायामथो राजा यदुं ज्येष्ठं न्ययोजयत् प्रतीच्यामुत्तरस्यां तु द्रुह्युं चानुं च तावुभौ

Transliteration

dakṣiṇāyāmatho rājā yaduṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ nyayojayat pratīcyāmuttarasyāṃ tu druhyuṃ cānuṃ ca tāvubhau

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം രാജാവ് ദക്ഷിണദിക്കിൽ ജ്യേഷ്ഠനായ യദുവിനെ നിയോഗിച്ചു; പടിഞ്ഞാറും വടക്കും ദിക്കുകളിൽ ക്രമമായി ദ്രുഹ്യുവിനെയും അനുവിനെയും—ആ ഇരുവരെയും—സ്ഥാപിച്ചു. ഇങ്ങനെ ദിക്കുകളുടെ കാവൽ ലോകഭരണത്തിന്റെ മാതൃകയായി; അതെല്ലാം പരമ പതി ശിവന്റെ ഉയർന്ന അധീനതയിൽ തന്നേ।

Word by Word

• दक्षिणायाम्: in the southern direction

• अथ: then

• राजा: the king

• यदुम्: Yadu

• ज्येष्ठम्: the eldest

• न्ययोजयत्: appointed/assigned

• प्रतीच्याम्: in the western direction

• उत्तरस्याम्: in the northern direction

• तु: and/indeed

• द्रुह्युम्: Druhyu

• च: and

• अनुम्: Anu

• च: and

• तौ: those two

• उभौ: both

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Yadu
• Druhyu
• Anu

FAQs

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

Though not a direct puja-vidhi verse, it frames cosmic order (dik-vyavasthā) as part of dharma; in Shaiva thought, such order ultimately rests in Pati—Shiva—who empowers all worldly authorities.

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

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the unseen sovereign principle: kings and lineages can assign territories, but the stability of directions, law, and order is grounded in the supreme Lord (Pati) beyond pashu and pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual or Pashupata-yoga practice is stated; the takeaway is dharmic alignment—placing worldly action in harmony with cosmic order, a prerequisite attitude for Shiva-puja and yogic discipline.