Shloka 21

Adhyaya 52: सोमाधारः, पुण्योदानदी, मेरुप्रदक्षिणा, जम्बूद्वीपनववर्षवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

त्रयोदशसहस्राणि शतानि दशपञ्च च जीवन्ति ते महावीर्या न चान्यस्त्रीनिषेविणः

Transliteration

trayodaśasahasrāṇi śatāni daśapañca ca jīvanti te mahāvīryā na cānyastrīniṣeviṇaḥ

Translation

وہ عظیم قوت والے تیرہ ہزار ایک سو پندرہ برس تک زندہ رہتے ہیں، اور دوسری عورتوں سے تعلق نہیں رکھتے۔

Word by Word

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa): thirteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• शतानि (śatāni): hundreds

• दश (daśa): ten

• पञ्च (pañca): five

• च (ca): and

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti): they live

• ते (te): they

• महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ): of great vigor/potency

• न (na): not

• च (ca): and

• अन्य (anya): other

• स्त्री (strī): women

• निषेविणः (niṣeviṇaḥ): those who consort/indulge in

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links longevity and spiritual power (mahāvīrya) with disciplined conduct; such restraint supports steady Linga-upāsanā by preserving focus, purity, and tapas for approaching Pati (Shiva).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is approached through mastery of desire and conservation of inner potency; the pashu becomes fit to receive Shiva’s grace when pasha—especially sense-bondage—is weakened by restraint.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Brahmacarya as a core limb of tapas within a Pāśupata-oriented discipline—restraint of sexual indulgence to stabilize prāṇa and strengthen sādhana.