Shloka 31

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

पुन्नागेषु द्विजशतविरुतं रक्ताशोकस्तबकभरनतम् रम्योपान्तक्लमहारभवनं फुल्लाब्जेषु भ्रमरविलसितम्

Transliteration

punnāgeṣu dvijaśatavirutaṃ raktāśokastabakabharanatam ramyopāntaklamahārabhavanaṃ phullābjeṣu bhramaravilasitam

Translation

पुन्नागवनात शेकडो पक्ष्यांचा किलबिलाट घुमत होता; लाल अशोक फुलगुच्छांच्या भाराने झुकले होते. जवळच थकवा हरवणारे रम्य निवासस्थान होते, आणि फुललेल्या कमळांत भुंगे खेळत होते—पाश शिथिल करणाऱ्या पति शिवाच्या ध्यानास योग्य पावन स्थळ।

Word by Word

• पुन्नागेषु: in punnāga trees/groves

• द्विजशत: hundreds of birds (lit. twice-born)

• विरुतम्: chirping/cries/sounds

• रक्ताशोक: red aśoka trees

• स्तबक: clusters/bunches of blossoms

• भर: weight/burden

• नतम्: bent down

• रम्य: delightful/charming

• उपान्त: vicinity/nearby place

• क्लम: fatigue/weariness

• हार: removing/taking away

• भवनम्: abode/dwelling/retreat

• फुल्ल: fully blossomed

• अब्जेषु: among lotuses (water-born)

• भ्रमर: bees

• विलसितम्: sporting/hovering/playing

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the tirtha as a purified, sattvic setting—birdsong, blossoms, and lotus-bees—supporting śuddhi (inner cleansing) and dhyāna before Linga-pūjā, so the paśu approaches Pati with reduced pasha (restlessness and fatigue).

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

By implying a “weariness-dispelling abode,” it points to Śiva as Pati who grants śānti and releases bondage; the serene, auspicious environment mirrors Shiva-tattva as the still center that quiets the paśu’s agitation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A preparatory discipline: choosing a pure, quiet place for japa and dhyāna prior to pūjā—an environmental support for Pāśupata-oriented inwardness (reducing klama and vikshepa).