Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

ये कीर्त्यमानास्तान्सर्वान् संक्षिप्य प्रवदाम्यहम् शैलश् च विशिराश्चैव शिखरश्चाचलोत्तमः

Transliteration

ye kīrtyamānāstānsarvān saṃkṣipya pravadāmyaham śailaś ca viśirāścaiva śikharaścācalottamaḥ

Translation

Todos esses nomes que estão sendo celebrados—agora os proclamarei em resumo: Śaila, Viśirā, Śikhara e Acalottama, o supremo entre os imóveis.

Word by Word

• ये: those which

• कीर्त्यमानाः: being praised/recited

• तान् सर्वान्: all of them

• संक्षिप्य: in summary/briefly

• प्रवदामि: I declare/proclaim

• अहम्: I

• शैलः: Śaila (the Mountain-like One)

• च: and

• विशिराः: Viśirā (the Headless/Transcending-the-head—beyond ego)

• च एव: and indeed

• शिखरः: Śikhara (Peak/Summit)

• च: and

• अचलोत्तमः: the best/supreme among the immovable (mountains)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; verse functions as a recitation marker within a Shiva-nama sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s praise through concentrated name-recitation (kīrtana/nāma-japa), a core upāya in Linga devotion: the pashu (bound soul) turns toward Pati by remembering His stable, “immovable” presence signified by acalottama—echoing the Linga as the unshaken axis of worship.

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

By naming Him “Mountain,” “Summit,” and “Supreme among the immovable,” it points to Shiva-tattva as unwavering, transcendent stability—beyond changing states (vikāra). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Pati is the fixed refuge who stands above pasha (bondage) and grants the soul steadiness and ascent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-kīrtana and nāma-japa: the disciplined recitation of Shiva’s names as a Pāśupata-aligned practice that purifies pasha (impurities) and stabilizes the mind, preparing the pashu for devotion (bhakti) and inner ascent (śikhara—“the summit”).