Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

संसृष्टैः क्वचिदुपलिप्तकीर्णपुष्पैर् आवासैः परिवृतपादपं मुनीनाम् आ मूलात् फलनिचितैः क्वचिद्विशालैर् उत्तुङ्गैः पनसमहीरुहैरुपेतम्

Transliteration

saṃsṛṣṭaiḥ kvacidupaliptakīrṇapuṣpair āvāsaiḥ parivṛtapādapaṃ munīnām ā mūlāt phalanicitaiḥ kvacidviśālair uttuṅgaiḥ panasamahīruhairupetam

Translation

Có nơi, các am thất của chư hiền giả được dựng sát nhau, được trát và rải hoa; đạo tràng được cây cối bao quanh. Có nơi khác, cảnh ấy được điểm tô bởi những cây mít cao lớn, tán rộng, chất đầy trái từ tận gốc trở lên—một khu rừng cát tường, xứng hợp cho kỷ luật tĩnh lặng của Pāśupata-yoga và cho sự thờ phụng Đức Śiva.

Word by Word

• संसृष्टैः: closely set together/clustered

• क्वचित्: in some places

• उपलिप्त: plastered/smeared

• कीर्ण-पुष्पैः: strewn with flowers

• आवासैः: dwellings/hermitages

• परिवृत: surrounded/encircled

• पादपम्: with trees/vegetation

• मुनीनाम्: of the sages

• आ मूलात्: from the root/from the very base

• फल-निचितैः: piled with fruits/abundant in fruit

• क्वचित्: elsewhere

• विशालैः: broad/expansive

• उत्तुङ्गैः: tall/lofty

• पनस: jackfruit

• महीरुहैः: great trees

• उपेतम्: endowed with/possessed of

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It establishes the purity and auspiciousness of the āśrama—flower-strewn, orderly, and fruit-abundant—an ideal outer environment supporting inner Śiva-bhakti and disciplined Linga-pūjā.

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

By depicting a serene, sattvic grove that naturally supports tapas and worship, it implies Śiva as Pati—the consciousness that is approached through purification, restraint, and a sanctified space where pasha (bondage) quiets for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds the āśrama setting required for tapas, japa, and worship—supporting a Pāśupata-oriented discipline where external cleanliness and sacred order aid internal concentration on Śiva.