Shloka 51

Bhāratavarṣa–Navabheda-Vyavasthā

The Nine Divisions of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

भगवान्पूज्यते तत्र योगरुद्रस्वरूपवान् । दधिमण्डोदकश्चापि शाकद्वीपेन संवृतः

Transliteration

bhagavānpūjyate tatra yogarudrasvarūpavān | dadhimaṇḍodakaścāpi śākadvīpena saṃvṛtaḥ

Translation

هناك يُعبَدُ الربُّ المبارك في هيئة «يوغا-رودرا» (Yoga-Rudra). وتُحاطُ تلك البقعةُ المقدّسة أيضاً بمياه «دَذِيمَنْدُودَكَ» (dadhimaṇḍodaka) الشبيهة بمصلِ اللبن الرائب، وبـ«شاكَدْڤيپا» (Śākadvīpa).

Word by Word

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is worshipped’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; place adverb

• योग-रुद्र-स्वरूपवान्: having the form of Yoga-Rudra
• योग-रुद्र-स्वरूपवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (determinative: ‘having the form of Yoga-Rudra’); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies भगवान्

• दधि-मण्ड-उदकः: curd, whey, and water (as a mass)
• दधि-मण्ड-उदकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व समास (copulative: ‘curd, whey/cream, and water’); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (collective)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; additive particle

• शाक-द्वीपेन: by/with Śākadvīpa
• शाक-द्वीपेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी sense: ‘Śāka-island’); Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• संवृतः: surrounded, enclosed
• संवृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√वृ (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) with prefix सम्-; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘covered/surrounded’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is cosmographic (Śākadvīpa and surrounding ocean) and identifies a worship-focus: Śiva as Yoga-Rudra. It does not narrate a Jyotirliṅga origin, but frames a sacred region where Rudra is the presiding Lord (adhiṣṭhātṛ-devatā) of yogic discipline and inner absorption.

Significance: Merit accrues through contemplation of Śiva’s yogic sovereignty: the Lord as Pati who grants yoga-siddhi and ultimately anugraha (liberating grace) to paśus bound by pāśa.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Purāṇic cosmography of dvīpas and encircling oceans (Śākadvīpa; dadhimaṇḍodaka).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Yoga-Rudra
• Shakadvipa

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It presents Śiva as Yoga-Rudra—the Lord who grants liberation through inner discipline (yoga) and grace—showing that sacred places and cosmic geography ultimately point to the yogic path of turning awareness toward Pati (Śiva).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By naming a specific form (Yoga-Rudra), the verse emphasizes Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through a defined, meditable aspect—commonly expressed in Purāṇic practice through Liṅga-pūjā, mantra, and contemplation of Rudra’s yogic nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The cue is Yoga-Rudra: worship with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) combined with meditation on Rudra as the inner yogin; outwardly, simple offerings and purity of mind are implied rather than elaborate rites.