Shloka 6

Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma

Devanagari script

सर्वे मिथुनजाताश्च नित्यं सुखनिषेविनः / चन्द्रद्वीपे महादेवं यजन्ति सततं शिवम्

Transliteration

sarve mithunajātāśca nityaṃ sukhaniṣevinaḥ / candradvīpe mahādevaṃ yajanti satataṃ śivam

Translation

Auf Candra-dvīpa werden alle Wesen paarweise geboren und genießen stets Wohlergehen; dort verehren sie unablässig Mahādeva—Śiva—ohne Unterlass.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मिथुन-जाताः: born in pairs
• मिथुन-जाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mithuna + jāta (कृदन्त; √jan)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; past participle ‘born as couples’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण); adverb ‘always’

• सुख-निषेविनः: devoted to enjoyment
• सुख-निषेविनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha + niṣevin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘those who indulge in pleasure’

• चन्द्रद्वीपे: in Candradvīpa
• चन्द्रद्वीपे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candradvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative of place

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object

• यजन्ति: worship
• यजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they worship/sacrifice to’

• सततम्: continually
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण); adverb ‘continually’

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; appositional object with महादेवम्

Speaker

Sūta (narrating Purāṇic cosmography to the sages; traditional framing)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Candra-dvipa
• Mahadeva
• Shiva

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it portrays a realm where life is ordered, harmonious, and oriented toward continuous worship of Śiva, implying that lasting well-being is grounded in steady God-centered consciousness rather than transient pleasure alone.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes satata-yajana—unbroken devotional worship—as a practical discipline akin to continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) and single-pointed devotion, themes that harmonize with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Though the verse names Śiva as the object of worship, within the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology this supports the non-sectarian ideal: devotion to Mahādeva is presented as a valid, sustaining path within the same Purāṇic vision that also reveres Viṣṇu/Kūrma.