Shloka 13

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

आसमुद्रायताः केचिद् गिरयो गह्वरैस् तथा धरायाः पतयश्चासन् बहवः कालगौरवात्

Transliteration

āsamudrāyatāḥ kecid girayo gahvarais tathā dharāyāḥ patayaścāsan bahavaḥ kālagauravāt

Translation

امتدّت بعضُ الجبال حتى البحر، وأخرى امتلأت بكهوفٍ واسعةٍ عميقة. وكثيرٌ منها صار «سادةَ الأرض»، رُفِع إلى السلطان والثِّقَل بقدرة الزمان الجليلة، كالا (Kāla).

Word by Word

• āsamudrāyatāḥ: extending up to the ocean/sea-reaching

• kecit: some

• girayaḥ: mountains

• gahvaraiḥ: with caves/chasm-like hollows

• tathā: likewise

• dharāyāḥ: of the earth

• patayaḥ: lords/masters/rulers

• ca: and

• āsan: became/were

• bahavaḥ: many

• kāla-gauravāt: due to the weight/gravitas of Time (Kāla)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Kāla (Time)

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as shaped by Kāla (time), implying that stability cannot be sought in changing forms; Linga-worship turns the mind toward Shiva as the unchanging Pati beyond temporal transformation.

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

By emphasizing Kāla’s ‘weight’ reshaping the world, the verse indirectly points to Shiva-tattva as that which is not overpowered by Kāla—Pati who governs change while remaining transcendently steady.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata orientation—cultivating vairāgya (dispassion) toward time-bound structures and anchoring awareness in Shiva through Linga-dhyāna.