Shloka 142

Devanagari script

सर्वायतनमुख्यानि दिवि भूमौ गिरिष्व् अपि परात्परतरं देवी बुध्यस्वेति मयोदितम्

Transliteration

sarvāyatanamukhyāni divi bhūmau giriṣv api parātparataraṃ devī budhyasveti mayoditam

Translation

സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിലും ഭൂമിയിലും പർവ്വതങ്ങളിലുമുള്ള എല്ലാ പ്രധാന പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളെയും അതിക്രമിക്കുന്നതു ‘പരാത്പരാതീത’ തത്ത്വമാണ്. ഹേ ദേവി, ഇതു ബോധിക്ക—ഇങ്ങനെ ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• सर्व-आयतन-मुख्यानि: all the chief abodes/sanctuaries

• दिवि: in heaven

• भूमौ: on earth

• गिरिषु अपि: even on mountains

• परात्-परतरम्: higher than the highest, beyond the beyond

• देवी: O Goddess

• बुध्यस्व: understand/realize

• इति: thus

• मया उदितम्: spoken/declared by me

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal teaching addressed to Devī within the chapter’s discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that while many holy abodes (āyatanas/kshetras) are revered, the supreme focus of worship is the Parātparatara reality of Shiva (Pati), which the Linga signifies—transcending mere location-based merit.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as “beyond the beyond” (parātparatara)—a transcendent principle surpassing heavenly and earthly realms, the ultimate Pati who stands above all conditioned planes where the Pashu dwells under Pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata-oriented insight: pilgrimage and outer sanctuaries are secondary to buddhi/realization (budhyasva)—inner recognition of the Supreme signified by the Linga through worship, contemplation, and disciplined practice.