Shloka 8

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

तृतीयो द्युतिमान्नाम चतुर्थः पुष्पितः स्मृतः कुशेशयः पञ्चमस्तु षष्ठो हरिगिरिः स्मृतः

Transliteration

tṛtīyo dyutimānnāma caturthaḥ puṣpitaḥ smṛtaḥ kuśeśayaḥ pañcamastu ṣaṣṭho harigiriḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

تیسرا ‘دْیُتِمان’ یعنی روشن و تاباں ہے۔ چوتھا ‘پُشپِت’ یعنی مَنگل روپ میں شگفتہ۔ پانچواں ‘کُشیشَی’ یعنی دل کے کنول پر مقیم۔ چھٹا ‘ہری گِری’ یعنی پاکیزہ پہاڑ کی صورت میں ٹھہرنے والا پروردگار۔

Word by Word

• तृतीयः: the third (name)

• द्युतिमान्: radiant, luminous, full of splendor

• नाम: as the name

• चतुर्थः: the fourth (name)

• पुष्पितः: blossomed, flourishing, abounding in auspiciousness

• स्मृतः: remembered, declared

• कुशेशयः: lotus-dweller / one who lies in (kuśa/kuśeśa = lotus) i.e., abiding in the lotus (heart)

• पञ्चमः: the fifth (name)

• तु: and/indeed

• षष्ठः: the sixth (name)

• हरिगिरिः: Hari-giri—(interpretable as) the remover (hari) who is the mountain (giri), or the divine mountain-form

• स्मृतः: remembered, taught

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a received Shiva-Sahasranama tradition to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It continues the Shiva-Sahasranama used for nāma-japa in Linga worship, presenting Shiva as radiance (Dyutimān), auspicious blossoming grace (Puṣpita), indwelling presence in the heart-lotus (Kuśeśaya), and steadfast sacred support that removes bondage (Harigiri).

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as Pati: self-luminous consciousness (prakāśa), the source of auspicious unfolding, the inner indweller of the pashu’s heart, and the stable, elevating reality that dissolves pāśa through His grace and presence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa and dhyāna are implied: meditate on Shiva as inner light (Dyutimān) in the heart-lotus (Kuśeśaya) while offering flowers (Puṣpita) in Linga-pūjā, stabilizing the mind like a mountain (Harigiri) in Pāśupata-oriented discipline.