Shloka 6

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

क्षीरार्णवामृतमिव सदा क्षीरार्णवे हरिः शेते शिवज्ञानधिया साक्षाद्वै योगनिद्रया

Transliteration

kṣīrārṇavāmṛtamiva sadā kṣīrārṇave hariḥ śete śivajñānadhiyā sākṣādvai yoganidrayā

Translation

क्षीरार्णवामृतमिव सदा क्षीरार्णवे हरिः । शेते शिवज्ञानधिया साक्षाद्वै योगनिद्रया ॥

Word by Word

• क्षीरार्णव (kṣīrārṇava): ocean of milk

• अमृतम् (amṛtam): nectar, immortality-giving essence

• इव (iva): like, as if

• सदा (sadā): always

• क्षीरार्णवे (kṣīrārṇave): in/on the ocean of milk (locative)

• हरिः (hariḥ): Hari, Viṣṇu

• शेते (śete): lies down, rests

• शिव (śiva): Śiva

• ज्ञान (jñāna): knowledge, saving gnosis

• धिया (dhiyā): by/with the intellect, understanding

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt): directly, manifestly

• वै (vai): indeed

• योगनिद्रया (yoga-nidrayā): by yogic sleep, contemplative trance-sleep

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames even Hari’s cosmic repose as grounded in Śiva-jñāna, reinforcing Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose knowledge underlies divine order—supporting Linga worship as contemplation of that supreme Śiva-tattva.

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

Śiva is implied as the direct, supreme principle of liberating knowledge (jñāna) that even a cosmic deity like Hari abides in—Śiva as Pati, the ultimate ground of yogic stillness and sovereignty.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Yoga-nidrā is highlighted: a disciplined contemplative absorption where the mind rests in Śiva-jñāna—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented practice of turning the intellect from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati.