Shloka 7

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

भवनशतसहस्रैर् जुष्टम् आदित्यकल्पैर् ललितगतिविदग्धैर् हंसवृन्दैश् च भिन्नम् धवखदिरपलाशैश् चन्दनाद्यैश् च वृक्षैर् द्विजवरगणवृन्दैः कोकिलाद्यैर्द्विरेफैः

Transliteration

bhavanaśatasahasrair juṣṭam ādityakalpair lalitagatividagdhair haṃsavṛndaiś ca bhinnam dhavakhadirapalāśaiś candanādyaiś ca vṛkṣair dvijavaragaṇavṛndaiḥ kokilādyairdvirephaiḥ

Translation

Núi ấy được điểm trang bởi hàng trăm nghìn cung điện, rực rỡ như muôn mặt trời; lại sinh động bởi đàn thiên nga tinh thông dáng điệu uyển chuyển. Nó được tô điểm bằng các loài cây như dhava, khadira, palāśa, đàn hương và nhiều thứ khác; tràn đầy chim quý—cúc cu và muôn loài—cùng ong bay vo ve khắp chốn.

Word by Word

• भवन (bhavana): mansion, celestial dwelling

• शतसहस्रैः (śatasahasraiḥ): by hundreds of thousands

• जुष्टम् (juṣṭam): frequented, graced, adorned

• आदित्यकल्पैः (ādityakalpaiḥ): comparable to the Sun, sun-like in radiance

• ललितगति (lalita-gati): graceful movement

• विदग्धैः (vidagdhaiḥ): skilled, accomplished

• हंसवृन्दैः (haṃsa-vṛndaiḥ): by flocks of swans

• च (ca): and

• भिन्नम् (bhinnam): variegated, diversified, filled with

• धव (dhava): the dhava tree

• खदिर (khadira): khadira/acacia tree

• पलाश (palāśa): palāśa tree

• चन्दनाद्यैः (candana-ādyaiḥ): with sandalwood and the like

• वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ): by trees

• द्विजवरगणवृन्दैः (dvija-vara-gaṇa-vṛndaiḥ): by groups of excellent ‘twice-born’ birds

• कोकिलाद्यैः (kokila-ādyaiḥ): by cuckoos and others

• द्विरेफैः (dvirephaiḥ): by bees

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?

By portraying Shiva’s realm as radiant, orderly, and filled with auspicious life, the verse supports the idea that Linga-puja aligns the pashu (individual soul) with the purity and luminosity of Pati (Shiva), loosening pasha (bondage) through sacred remembrance and devotion.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as self-luminous (sun-like radiance) and harmonizing—where all beings move gracefully and coexist without conflict—indicating the Lord as the inner order and bliss (anugraha) behind the manifest world.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single technique is stated explicitly; the takeaway is dhyāna (contemplative visualization) used in Shaiva practice—meditating on Shiva’s auspicious domain to steady the mind in Pashupata-oriented devotion and purity.