Shloka 10

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

ये चानिरुद्धं पुरुषं ध्यायन्त्यात्मविदां वराः नारायणसमाः सर्वे सर्वसंपत्समन्विताः

Transliteration

ye cāniruddhaṃ puruṣaṃ dhyāyantyātmavidāṃ varāḥ nārāyaṇasamāḥ sarve sarvasaṃpatsamanvitāḥ

Translation

ये चानिरुद्धं पुरुषं ध्यायन्त्यात्मविदां वराः । नारायणसमाः सर्वे सर्वसंपत्समन्विताः ॥

Word by Word

• ये (ye): those who

• च (ca): and

• अनिरुद्धम् (aniruddham): Aniruddha (the unobstructed Lord)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam): the Supreme Person

• ध्यायन्ति (dhyāyanti): meditate upon

• आत्मविदाम् (ātmavidām): of the knowers of the Self

• वराः (varāḥ): the best

• नारायण-समाः (nārāyaṇa-samāḥ): equal/comparable to Narayana

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• सर्व-संपत्-समन्विताः (sarva-saṃpat-samanvitāḥ): endowed with all prosperity/attainments

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha
• Purusha
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner worship (dhyāna) by the self-realized is itself a potent form of Shiva-centered sādhanā: by fixing the mind on the Supreme Lord, the devotee gains complete auspiciousness—supporting the Linga Purana theme that true Linga-upāsanā culminates in direct realization.

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

By praising meditation on the Supreme Person as granting Narayana-like status, the verse implies the one supreme Pati beyond obstruction—understood in Shaiva Siddhānta as Shiva-tattva, the inner ruler who liberates the pashu from pāśa and bestows fullness (aiśvarya/saṃpat).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (one-pointed meditation) practiced by ātmavids; in a Pāśupata-oriented reading, it is the yogic interiorization of worship where the pashu steadies awareness on the Pati, resulting in spiritual and worldly completeness.