Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

एते पर्वतराजानः सिद्धचारणसेविताः तेषाम् अन्तरविष्कम्भो नवसाहस्रमेकशः

Transliteration

ete parvatarājānaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitāḥ teṣām antaraviṣkambho navasāhasramekaśaḥ

Translation

ဤတောင်မင်းများကို စိဒ္ဓများနှင့် စာရဏများက ဆည်းကပ်ကာ ဂုဏ်ပြုကြသည်။ ထိုတောင်တစ်လုံးနှင့် တစ်လုံးကြား အကွာအဝေးသည် တစ်ခုချင်းစီ ကိုးထောင် (ယောဇန) ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• एते: these

• पर्वतराजानः: kings among mountains, sovereign mountains

• सिद्धचारणसेविताः: served/attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas (celestial perfected beings and bards)

• तेषाम्: of them

• अन्तरविष्कम्भः: the intervening distance, the span between

• नवसाहस्रम्: nine thousand

• एकशः: each one separately, individually

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s sacred cosmos as a consecrated landscape—mountain-realms frequented by perfected beings—supporting the Shaiva view that worship (linga-puja) aligns the devotee with an ordered, sanctified universe.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Pati’s sovereignty through cosmic order: the measured structure of the world and the presence of Siddhas imply a reality governed by dharma, tapas, and higher realization under Shiva’s lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas-yoga is implied: Siddhas are those who have mastered disciplines akin to Pāśupata-oriented austerity and contemplation, suggesting that realization (siddhi) arises from disciplined practice rather than mere travel through sacred spaces.