Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्द्वीपे स्मृतौ द्वौ तु पुण्यौ जनपदौ शुभौ राजतौ मानसस्याथ पर्वतस्यानुमण्डलौ

Transliteration

tasmindvīpe smṛtau dvau tu puṇyau janapadau śubhau rājatau mānasasyātha parvatasyānumaṇḍalau

Translation

ในทวีปนั้นมีแคว้นอันเป็นมงคลและมีบุญสองแห่งที่กล่าวไว้ คือ ‘ราชตะ’ และ ‘อนุมัณฑละ’; แคว้นแรกเกี่ยวกับมานสะ (สระ/ทะเลสาบ) และแคว้นหลังเกี่ยวกับแดนแห่งภูเขา

Word by Word

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that

• द्वीपे (dvīpe): island/continent

• स्मृतौ (smṛtau): are remembered/recorded

• द्वौ (dvau): two

• तु (tu): indeed

• पुण्यौ (puṇyau): meritorious/holy

• जनपदौ (janapadau): countries/regions

• शुभौ (śubhau): auspicious

• राजतौ (rājatau): Rājata (name of a region)

• मानसस्य (mānasasya): of Mānasā / of the Mānasā lake

• अथ (atha): and/then

• पर्वतस्य (parvatasya): of the mountain

• अनुमण्डलौ (anumaṇḍalau): Anumaṇḍala (name of a region/circle-district)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva-bhakti within sacred geography: holy regions (janapadas) and mountain-lake sanctuaries are presented as पुण्य (merit-bearing) settings where devotion, vrata, and Linga-puja yield intensified फल (spiritual results).

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

Indirectly, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the sanctifier of space itself—since places associated with mountains and lakes become “auspicious and meritorious,” implying the Lord’s pervasive presence that purifies Pashu (the bound soul) from Pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named, but the verse supports tirtha-sevana (resort to holy places) as an aid to Pashupata-oriented purification—preparing the aspirant for disciplined worship (puja), japa, and vrata in consecrated landscapes.