Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

अपरेण सितोदश् च सुरपश् च महाबलः कुमुदो मधुमांश्चैव ह्य् अञ्जनो मुकुटस् तथा

Transliteration

apareṇa sitodaś ca surapaś ca mahābalaḥ kumudo madhumāṃścaiva hy añjano mukuṭas tathā

Translation

अपरेण सितोदशः सुरपश्च महाबलः। कुमुदो मधुमांश्चैव ह्यञ्जनो मुकुटस्तथा॥

Word by Word

• apareṇa: further/again

• ca: and

• sitodaś(aḥ): Sitodaśa (proper name)

• surapaḥ: Surapa (proper name)

• mahābalaḥ: Mahābala, ‘greatly powerful’ (proper name/epithet)

• kumudaḥ: Kumuda (proper name

• madhumāṃś(aḥ): Madhumāṃśa (proper name

• eva: indeed/also

• hi: certainly

• añjanaḥ: Añjana (proper name

• mukuṭaḥ: Mukuṭa (proper name

• tathā: likewise/so too

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It supports smaraṇa (devotional recollection) of Śiva’s divine retinue; remembering the Gaṇas strengthens devotion to Pati (Śiva) who empowers and protects the sādhaka in Linga-pūjā.

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

By listing powerful attendants, it implies Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord whose śakti and authority are expressed through an ordered, protective gaṇa-maṇḍala serving his cosmic will.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Gaṇa-nāma-japa and śiva-smaraṇa: recitation of Śiva’s associated names as an auxiliary practice to Linga-arcana, aligning the pashu (soul) toward Pati and loosening pasha (bondage) through devotion.