शिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यम्The greatness of the Śiva-liṅga
Verse 11
ईशक्षेत्रं महापुण्यं सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमम् । यत्राऽमरा विराजन्ते सर्वतीर्थानि सर्वदा ॥ ११ ॥
īśakṣētraṁ mahāpuṇyaṁ sarvatīrthōttamōttamam | yatrā’marā virājantē sarvatīrthāni sarvadā || 11 ||
Translation
The field of the Lord is greatly holy, the best of the best among all places of pilgrimage, for there the immortals and all the tīrthas shine at all times.
Word by word
- īśa
- of the Lord
- kṣētraṁ
- the field
- mahā
- greatly
- puṇyaṁ
- holy
- sarva
- of all
- tīrtha
- places of pilgrimage
- uttama
- (uttama) the best
- uttamam
- (uttamam) of the best
- yatra
- where
- amarā
- (amarāḥ) the immortals
- virājantē
- shine
- tīrthāni
- the tīrthas
- sarvadā
- at all times
Meaning
This is the ground of the claim made in verses 8 and 9, now said of the measured precinct. The gods and tīrthas are there "sarvadā", always, not only at festivals.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 10.