Shloka 14

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

तेषां स्वभावतः सिद्धिः सुखप्राया ह्ययत्नतः विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति जरामृत्युभयं न च

Transliteration

teṣāṃ svabhāvataḥ siddhiḥ sukhaprāyā hyayatnataḥ viparyayo na teṣvasti jarāmṛtyubhayaṃ na ca

Translation

Đối với họ, sự thành tựu vốn tự nhiên—không gắng sức mà phần nhiều là an lạc. Nơi họ không có sự đảo nghịch hay sa sút; cũng không có nỗi sợ già và chết.

Word by Word

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them

• स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ): by their very nature

• सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ): perfection/attainment

• सुखप्राया (sukhaprāyā): mostly blissful, tending toward happiness

• हि (hi): indeed

• अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ): without effort, spontaneously

• विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ): reversal, error, downfall

• न (na): not

• तेषु (teṣu): in them

• अस्ति (asti): exists

• जरा (jarā): old age

• मृत्यु (mṛtyu): death

• भयम् (bhayam): fear

• न च (na ca): and not at all.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the fruit of Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upasana as a stable siddhi: a naturally blissful state where the pashu (soul) is no longer shaken by pasha-like fears such as decay and death.

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

By implying a state free from viparyaya and jara-mrityu-bhaya, it points to Shiva-tattva as the deathless Pati whose proximity grants the liberated pashu steadiness, clarity, and fearlessness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It emphasizes the yogic fruition of Pashupata-oriented discipline—steady absorption and Shiva-alignment—where realization becomes effortless (ayatnataḥ) and irreversible (no viparyaya).