Shloka 2

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

प्राङ्मुखा दक्षिणास्यास्तु चोत्तरप्रभवाः शुभाः पश्चिमाग्राः पवित्राश् च प्रतिवर्षं प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

prāṅmukhā dakṣiṇāsyāstu cottaraprabhavāḥ śubhāḥ paścimāgrāḥ pavitrāś ca prativarṣaṃ prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

အရှေ့ဘက်သို့ မျက်နှာမူသော မြစ်များကို လုပ်ဆောင်သဘောအရ တောင်ဘက်မူသကဲ့သို့ ဟု ဆိုကြ၏။ မြောက်ဘက်မှ ပေါက်ဖွားသော မြစ်များသည် မင်္ဂလာရှိ၏။ အနောက်ဘက်သို့ အဖျားတင်သော မြစ်များသည် သန့်စင်ပေး၏—ဤသို့ နှစ်စဉ်နှစ်တိုင်း ကြေညာထား၏။

Word by Word

• प्राङ्मुखाः: east-facing

• दक्षिणास्याः: south-faced / having the south as the ‘mouth’ (ritual-facing aspect)

• तु: indeed

• च: and

• उत्तर-प्रभवाः: arising from the north / north-origin

• शुभाः: auspicious

• पश्चिम-अग्राः: having the front/tip toward the west

• पवित्राः: purifying, holy

• च: and

• प्रति-वर्षम्: every year, annually

• प्रकीर्तिताः: proclaimed, taught, traditionally recited

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating traditional ritual-directional classifications within the Linga Purana’s puja/vidhi discourse)

FAQs

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

It codifies auspicious and purifying directional orientations used to structure Shiva-puja, aligning the worship-space so the pashu (soul) approaches Pati (Shiva) through ordered, sanctifying ritual conditions.

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

Indirectly: Shiva-tattva is approached through purity (pavitrata) and right order (vidhi). The verse implies that sacred orientation is not mere geography but a ritual discipline that supports the soul’s movement from pasha (bondage) toward Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dik-nirnaya (directional determination) as part of puja-vidhi—an external discipline that complements Pashupata-style inner discipline by establishing purity, auspiciousness, and correct placement/orientation in annual observances.