Shloka 21

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

त्रयोदशसहस्राणि शतानि दशपञ्च च जीवन्ति ते महावीर्या न चान्यस्त्रीनिषेविणः

Transliteration

trayodaśasahasrāṇi śatāni daśapañca ca jīvanti te mahāvīryā na cānyastrīniṣeviṇaḥ

Translation

त्रयोदशसहस्राणि शतानि दशपञ्च च। जीवन्ति ते महावीर्या न चान्यस्त्रीनिषेविणः॥

Word by Word

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa): thirteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• शतानि (śatāni): hundreds

• दश (daśa): ten

• पञ्च (pañca): five

• च (ca): and

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti): they live

• ते (te): they

• महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ): of great vigor/potency

• न (na): not

• च (ca): and

• अन्य (anya): other

• स्त्री (strī): women

• निषेविणः (niṣeviṇaḥ): those who consort/indulge in

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links longevity and spiritual power (mahāvīrya) with disciplined conduct; such restraint supports steady Linga-upāsanā by preserving focus, purity, and tapas for approaching Pati (Shiva).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is approached through mastery of desire and conservation of inner potency; the pashu becomes fit to receive Shiva’s grace when pasha—especially sense-bondage—is weakened by restraint.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Brahmacarya as a core limb of tapas within a Pāśupata-oriented discipline—restraint of sexual indulgence to stabilize prāṇa and strengthen sādhana.