Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

रुद्रक्षेत्राणि दिव्यानि विष्णोर्नारायणस्य च सरसो मानसस्येह दक्षिणेन महाचलाः

Transliteration

rudrakṣetrāṇi divyāni viṣṇornārāyaṇasya ca saraso mānasasyeha dakṣiṇena mahācalāḥ

Translation

ဤနေရာ၌ ရုဒ္ရ၏ သန့်ရှင်းမြေတော်များနှင့် ဗိဿဏု နာရာယဏ၏ သန့်ရှင်းမြေတော်များလည်း ရှိသည်။ မာနသရောဝရကန်၏ တောင်ဘက်တွင် မဟာတောင်တန်းများ (မဟာချလ) သည် သန့်ရှင်းသော အာသနများဟု ကျော်ကြားသည်။

Word by Word

• रुद्रक्षेत्राणि: sacred regions of Rudra (Śiva)

• दिव्यानि: divine, celestial

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu

• नारायणस्य: of Nārāyaṇa

• च: and

• सरसः: of the lake

• मानसस्य: of Mānas(a) (Mānasarovara)

• इह: here/in this context

• दक्षिणेन: to the south of

• महाचलाः: great mountains

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Narayana
• Manasarovara

FAQs

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

It frames tīrtha-sevana (pilgrimage to sanctified regions) as a support for Śiva-bhakti: Rudra-kṣetras are presented as divine seats where devotion, vrata, and Liṅga-pūjā gain heightened efficacy.

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

By placing Rudra-kṣetras alongside those of Nārāyaṇa, the verse implies the non-contradiction of Pati (Śiva) with the cosmic order—Śiva-tattva pervades and sanctifies space, while accommodating Hari-Hara harmony without diminishing Śiva’s lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tīrtha-yātrā and kṣetra-vāsa (dwelling/observance in a sacred region) are highlighted as preparatory disciplines that purify the paśu (individual soul) from pāśa (bondage) and steady the mind for Śiva-upāsanā and Pāśupata-aligned practice.