Shloka 25

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

सारङ्गैः क्वचिदुपशोभितप्रदेशं प्रच्छन्नं कुसुमचयैः क्वचिद्विचित्रैः हृष्टाभिः क्वचिदपि किन्नराङ्गनाभिर् वीणाभिः सुमधुरगीतनृत्तकण्ठम्

Transliteration

sāraṅgaiḥ kvacidupaśobhitapradeśaṃ pracchannaṃ kusumacayaiḥ kvacidvicitraiḥ hṛṣṭābhiḥ kvacidapi kinnarāṅganābhir vīṇābhiḥ sumadhuragītanṛttakaṇṭham

Translation

Có nơi cảnh vùng ấy thêm rực rỡ bởi những con nai sāraṅga; có nơi lại được che phủ bởi những đống hoa muôn sắc. Và ở chỗ khác, không gian vang lên từ cổ họng các thiếu nữ Kinnara hoan hỷ—hát những khúc ca ngọt ngào và múa theo tiếng vīṇā—bày ra một cõi làm vui các giác quan mà vẫn hướng về sự hiện diện của Pati, Đức Śiva.

Word by Word

• सारङ्गैः: by sāraṅga-deer

• क्वचित्: in some places

• उपशोभित-प्रदेशम्: a region made beautiful/adorned

• प्रच्छन्नम्: covered/hidden

• कुसुम-चयैः: by heaps/masses of flowers

• क्वचित्: in some places

• विचित्रैः: varied, many-colored

• हृष्टाभिः: by delighted/joyful (women)

• क्वचित् अपि: in still other places

• किन्नर-अङ्गनाभिः: by Kinnara maidens

• वीणाभिः: with vīṇās (lutes)

• सु-मधुर-गीत: very sweet songs

• नृत्त: dance

• कण्ठम्: throats/voices (i.e., vocal sound)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kinnaras

FAQs

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

It portrays a sanctified Shaiva environment—flowers, auspicious beings, and devotional music—suggesting that the devotee should make the Linga’s space beautiful and sattvic, turning the senses into instruments of pūjā rather than bondage (pāśa).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati, the centered Presence around which even celestial joy (song, dance, beauty) becomes harmonized; the realm’s delight does not distract but points the pashu (soul) toward the Lord who transcends and purifies experience.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it highlights pūjā-bhāva and Pāśupata orientation: refining sound (mantra/saṅgīta), sight (flowers/ornamentation), and mind (hṛṣṭa-bhāva) so sensory currents are redirected from pāśa toward devotion to Pati.