Shloka 25

मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः

Devanagari script

वायोश्चैव तु रुद्रस्य शर्वालयसमन्ततः तेषां तेषां विमानेषु दिव्येषु विविधेषु च

Transliteration

vāyoścaiva tu rudrasya śarvālayasamantataḥ teṣāṃ teṣāṃ vimāneṣu divyeṣu vividheṣu ca

Translation

శర్వుడు (రుద్రుడు) నివాసం చుట్టూ—అలాగే వాయువు నివాసం చుట్టూ—వారివారికి అనేక దివ్యమైన, విభిన్నమైన విమాన-మందిరాలు ఉన్నాయి।

Word by Word

• वायोः: of Vāyu

• च एव: and indeed/also

• तु: moreover

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra

• शर्वालय-समन्ततः: all around the abode of Śarva

• तेषां तेषां: of each of them (respectively)

• विमानेषु: in the vimānas/celestial palaces

• दिव्येषु: divine

• विविधेषु: manifold/various

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva
• Śarva
• Vāyu

FAQs

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

It situates Śiva (Śarva/Rudra) within a sacred cosmic center, implying that Linga-pūjā aligns the devotee (paśu) with the Lord’s (pati) supreme sphere and its ordered retinues.

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

By portraying Rudra’s abode as the hub encircled by divine vimānas, it hints at Śiva-tattva as the sovereign ground of power and presence, around which other divine functions and beings are arranged.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it supports Pāśupata-style contemplative ascent: meditation on Śiva’s loka/āyatana (abode) as the inner goal, with the many vimānas symbolizing graded states of realization and divine proximity.