Shloka 64

Bhāratavarṣa–Navabheda-Vyavasthā

The Nine Divisions of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

सत्यानृते न तस्यास्तां सदैव वसतिस्सदा । तुल्यवेषास्तु मनुजा हेमवर्णैकरूपिणः

Transliteration

satyānṛte na tasyāstāṃ sadaiva vasatissadā | tulyaveṣāstu manujā hemavarṇaikarūpiṇaḥ

Translation

اس دھام میں سچ اور جھوٹ کا امتیاز نہیں؛ وہاں ہمیشہ کا قیام ہی قیام ہے۔ وہاں کے انسان یکساں لباس والے، سنہری رنگ کے ایک ہی روپ میں درخشاں ہیں۔

Word by Word

• satya-anṛte: in truth and falsehood
• satya-anṛte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + anṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual; dvandva: ‘in truth and untruth’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• tasya: of him/that (realm)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; pronoun

• āstām: let it be / (be)
• āstām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Imperative/benedictive-like fixed form ‘āstām’ (लोट्-लकार/आज्ञार्थ), 3rd person, Dual; idiomatic: ‘let there be / there is no concern’ (often with na)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• vasatiḥ: dwelling/abode
• vasatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• tulya-veṣāḥ: of equal dress
• tulya-veṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya (प्रातिपदिक) + veṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; karmadhāraya: ‘having equal attire’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• manujāḥ: men/humans
• manujāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• hema-varṇa-eka-rūpiṇaḥ: uniform in form, golden-colored
• hema-varṇa-eka-rūpiṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; tatpuruṣa: ‘having one form of golden color’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: loka-description where conventional dualities (satya/anṛta) are said not to apply; symbolic of concealed/altered epistemic categories

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It points to a liberated, Shiva-oriented state where worldly dualities (like truth vs. falsehood as social constructs) no longer bind consciousness, and beings abide steadily in a higher, uniform spiritual condition.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva purify the pashu (bound soul) and lead it toward the Pati (Shiva); this verse describes the fruit of such purification—abidance beyond ordinary distinctions and a radiant, sanctified mode of being.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-abidance through japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and regular purification disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, cultivating inner sameness and freedom from dualistic agitation.