Shloka 16

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दशपञ्च च जीवन्ति शुक्लास्ते सर्वे शिवध्यानपरायणाः

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śatāni daśapañca ca jīvanti śuklāste sarve śivadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

ते शुक्ल (शुद्ध) जन दहा हजार वर्षे—आणखी एकशे पंधरा वर्षे अधिक—जगतात; कारण ते सर्व शिवध्यानात पूर्णतः परायण असतात.

Word by Word

• दश (daśa): ten

• वर्ष (varṣa): years

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• शतानि (śatāni): hundreds

• दशपञ्च (daśa-pañca): ten and five (fifteen)

• च (ca): and

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti): live

• शुक्लाः (śuklāḥ): the white/pure ones

• ते (te): they

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• शिव (śiva): Śiva

• ध्यान (dhyāna): meditation

• परायणाः (parāyaṇāḥ): wholly devoted/intent upon

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that the core fruit behind outer Linga-pūjā is inner Śiva-dhyāna; sustained contemplation of the Linga’s Lord (Pati) is said to yield extraordinary vitality and longevity.

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

Śiva is implied as the supreme Pati—the Lord toward whom the purified (śukla) devotees turn single-pointedly—whose presence in meditation supports the paśu’s upliftment beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-dhyāna (meditative absorption on Śiva), aligned with Pāśupata-style inner discipline where purity and one-pointed contemplation are treated as the decisive practice.