Shloka 33

Adhyaya 49: जम्बूद्वीप-मेर्वादि-वर्षपर्वत-वन-सरः-रुद्रक्षेत्र-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

न्यग्रोधो विपुलस्कन्धो ऽनेकयोजनमण्डलः तेषां चतुर्णां वक्ष्यामि शैलेन्द्राणां यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

nyagrodho vipulaskandho 'nekayojanamaṇḍalaḥ teṣāṃ caturṇāṃ vakṣyāmi śailendrāṇāṃ yathākramam

Translation

न्यग्रोध (वट) विशाल खोडाचा असून अनेक योजनांच्या परिघात पसरलेला आहे. आता त्या चार शैलेन्द्रांचे यथाक्रम वर्णन करीन।

Word by Word

• न्यग्रोधः: Nyagrodha (name of a great mountain

• विपुल-स्कन्धः: having a vast ‘trunk/shoulder’ (broad-massed)

• अनेक-योजन-मण्डलः: whose circumference/extent is many yojanas

• तेषाम्: of them

• चतुर्णाम्: of the four

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall declare/describe

• शैलेन्द्राणाम्: of the mountain-lords, great kings of mountains

• यथा-क्रमम्: in proper sequence

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Nyagrodha

FAQs

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

It frames a sacred-geographical enumeration: the Purana’s mapping of cosmic features (like great mountains) supports tīrtha-awareness and the broader Shaiva vision in which the universe is a field for approaching Pati (Shiva) through dharma and worship.

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

Indirectly: by presenting an ordered, vast cosmos, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the sustaining Lord whose śakti upholds measure, sequence, and structure, within which pashus progress from pāśa-bound limitation toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is contemplative—seeing the ordered cosmos as a support for dhyāna and reverence that culminate in devotion to Mahādeva.