Shloka 33

Devanagari script

न्यग्रोधो विपुलस्कन्धो ऽनेकयोजनमण्डलः तेषां चतुर्णां वक्ष्यामि शैलेन्द्राणां यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

nyagrodho vipulaskandho 'nekayojanamaṇḍalaḥ teṣāṃ caturṇāṃ vakṣyāmi śailendrāṇāṃ yathākramam

Translation

ந்யக்ரோத (ஆல்) பெரும் தண்டுடையது; பல யோஜனைகள் சுற்றளவாக விரிந்துள்ளது. இப்போது அந்த நான்கு மலைநாதர்களை வரிசையாக நான் கூறுவேன்.

Word by Word

• न्यग्रोधः: Nyagrodha (name of a great mountain

• विपुल-स्कन्धः: having a vast ‘trunk/shoulder’ (broad-massed)

• अनेक-योजन-मण्डलः: whose circumference/extent is many yojanas

• तेषाम्: of them

• चतुर्णाम्: of the four

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall declare/describe

• शैलेन्द्राणाम्: of the mountain-lords, great kings of mountains

• यथा-क्रमम्: in proper sequence

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Nyagrodha

FAQs

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

It frames a sacred-geographical enumeration: the Purana’s mapping of cosmic features (like great mountains) supports tīrtha-awareness and the broader Shaiva vision in which the universe is a field for approaching Pati (Shiva) through dharma and worship.

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

Indirectly: by presenting an ordered, vast cosmos, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the sustaining Lord whose śakti upholds measure, sequence, and structure, within which pashus progress from pāśa-bound limitation toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is contemplative—seeing the ordered cosmos as a support for dhyāna and reverence that culminate in devotion to Mahādeva.