Shloka 60
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
सुपूजितं देवगणैर्महात्मभि: शिवादिभिर्भारत पुण्यकर्मभि: । रराज तच्चाश्रममण्डलं सदा दिवीव राजन् शशिमण्डलं यथा
supūjitaṃ devagaṇair mahātmabhiḥ śivādibhir bhārata puṇyakarmabhiḥ | rarāja tac cāśramamaṇḍalaṃ sadā divīva rājan śaśimaṇḍalaṃ yathā ||
O inapo ni Bharata! Ang bakurang pook ng ashrama—na lubhang pinararangalan ng mga pangkat ng mga diyos, ng mga dakilang kaluluwa gaya ni Śiva, at ng mga taong may mararangal na gawa—ay patuloy na nagniningning. O Hari, ito’y maningning sa kalangitan na wari’y bilog ng buwan.
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sustained merit (puṇya) and proper reverence (pūjā) confer a visible ‘radiance’ upon persons and places: a hermitage grounded in virtue and honoured by the divine becomes an emblem of dharma, shining like the moon.
Vāsudeva describes a particular hermitage precinct that is continually resplendent because it is honoured by hosts of gods and by great beings such as Śiva; he compares its splendour to the moon’s disc in the sky, emphasizing its sanctity and renown.