Shloka 9

Adhyaya 50 — देवपुर्यः, पुराणि, आयतनानि च; श्रीकण्ठाधिपत्य-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

सुनीले रक्षसां वासाः पञ्चकोटिशतानि च पञ्चकूटे पुराण्यासन् पञ्चकोटिप्रमाणतः

Transliteration

sunīle rakṣasāṃ vāsāḥ pañcakoṭiśatāni ca pañcakūṭe purāṇyāsan pañcakoṭipramāṇataḥ

Translation

ณสุนีละ มีถิ่นพำนักของเหล่ารากษส—จำนวนห้าร้อยโกฏิ. และ ณปัญจกูฏะ มีที่อยู่อาศัยโบราณ ดำรงอยู่กว้างไกลถึงขนาดห้าโกฏิ.

Word by Word

• सुनीले: in Sunīla

• रक्षसाम्: of the Rākṣasas

• वासाः: dwellings/settlements

• पञ्च-कोटि-शतानि: five hundred crores

• च: and

• पञ्चकूटे: on/at Pañcakūṭa

• पुराणि: ancient (habitations/cities)

• आसन्: were/existed

• पञ्च-कोटि-प्रमाणतः: to the extent/measure of five crores

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Rakshasas

FAQs

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

By cataloging vast realms and beings, the verse frames the Purana’s cosmology in which all jīvas (pashu)—including fierce races like Rākṣasas—exist within Shiva’s sovereign order (Pati), preparing the ground for later emphasis on refuge in the Linga as the liberating principle.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as the all-encompassing governance of existence: even immense, powerful collectives are merely located within the manifested cosmos, while the transcendent Pati remains the ultimate regulator beyond such enumerations.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata yogic limb is stated here; the takeaway is contextual—cosmic mapping that later supports renunciation and Pāśupata orientation toward the Linga rather than attachment to worldly domains.