Shloka 8

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

क्वचिदशेषसुरद्रुमसंकुलं कुरबकैः प्रियकैस्तिलकैस् तथा बहुकदम्बतमाललतावृतं गिरिवरं शिखरैर्विविधैस् तथा

Transliteration

kvacidaśeṣasuradrumasaṃkulaṃ kurabakaiḥ priyakaistilakais tathā bahukadambatamālalatāvṛtaṃ girivaraṃ śikharairvividhais tathā

Translation

有些地方，那殊胜之山密布诸类天树，点缀以拘罗婆迦、毗利耶迦与提罗迦之花；另一些地方，又为繁多迦檀婆与多摩罗藤蔓所缠绕，并以形态各异的峰峦耸起。如此被祝圣的境域，堪为湿婆——主宰者（Pati）——之所临在；在此，众生之魂（paśu）得安宁，系缚之索（paśa）因圣观与忆念而渐渐松解。

Word by Word

• kvacit: in some places

• aśeṣa: without remainder, all

• sura-druma: divine trees

• saṃkulaṃ: crowded, dense with

• kurabakaiḥ: with kurabaka flowers/trees

• priyakaiḥ: with priyaka trees

• tilakaiḥ: with tilaka trees

• tathā: and also/likewise

• bahu: many

• kadamba: kadamba trees

• tamāla: tamāla trees

• latā-vṛtam: covered/encircled by creepers

• giri-varaṃ: the best of mountains, excellent mountain

• śikharaiḥ: with peaks/summits

• vividhaiḥ: various, manifold

• tathā: likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the kshetra (sacred setting) as inherently Shiva-saturated—an auspicious environment where devotion, purity, and remembrance support Linga-puja and inner steadiness.

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

By portraying a divinely ordered, life-giving landscape, it implies Shiva as Pati—the sustaining Lord whose presence sanctifies space and supports the pashu’s movement toward release from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pilgrimage and sacred-darshana (kshetra-sevana) are implied—approaching such Shiva-kshetras for japa, dhyana, and Linga-puja, aligning the mind toward Pashupata discipline.