Shloka 28

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

कुसुमोत्तरस्य वै वर्षं पञ्चमं कुसुमोत्तरम् मोदकं चापि मोदाकेर् वर्षं षष्ठं प्रकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

kusumottarasya vai varṣaṃ pañcamaṃ kusumottaram modakaṃ cāpi modāker varṣaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ prakīrtitam

Translation

الڤَرْشَة الخامسة (الإقليم) تُعلَن باسم «كُسُمُوتَّرَ»؛ و«مُودَكَ» أيضًا—من «مُودَاكَا»—يُشاد به بوصفه الڤَرْشَة السادسة.

Word by Word

• कुसुमोत्तरस्य: of Kusumottara

• वै: indeed

• वर्षम्: a varṣa/region

• पञ्चमम्: the fifth

• कुसुमोत्तरम्: (named) Kusumottara

• मोदकम्: (named) Modaka

• च: and

• अपि: also

• मोदाकेर्/मोदाकेः: of Modāka (genitive, as read in context)

• वर्षम्: varṣa/region

• षष्ठम्: the sixth

• प्रकीर्तितम्: is proclaimed/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

By naming the varṣas, the text situates Linga-worship within a sacred cosmic order—reminding the pashu (bound soul) that all regions are pervaded by Pati (Shiva), and worship is not limited by place.

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

Indirectly: the orderly proclamation of cosmic divisions implies an intelligible, upheld creation; in Shaiva Siddhanta this points to Shiva as Pati—the transcendent governor who supports the worlds while remaining beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga limb is stated in this verse; it functions as cosmographic enumeration that frames later disciplines of Shiva-puja and liberation teachings.