Shloka 12

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

यजन्ति सततं तत्र विश्वस्य प्रभवं हरिम् सप्तद्वीपेषु तिष्ठन्ति नानाशृङ्गा महोदयाः

Transliteration

yajanti satataṃ tatra viśvasya prabhavaṃ harim saptadvīpeṣu tiṣṭhanti nānāśṛṅgā mahodayāḥ

Translation

Dort verehren sie unablässig Hari, den Ursprung, aus dem das Universum hervorgeht. Über die sieben Kontinente erheben sich hohe, glückverheißende Berggipfel mit vielen Spitzen.

Word by Word

• यजन्ति: they worship

• सततम्: continually/always

• तत्र: there/in that region

• विश्वस्य: of the universe

• प्रभवम्: origin/source/cause

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu, also indicating the Lord as all-pervading)

• सप्तद्वीपेषु: in the seven continents

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand/abide

• नानाशृङ्गाः: many-peaked/many-summited

• महोदयाः: greatly exalted/very lofty/bringing great prosperity

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Shiva

FAQs

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

By praising Hari as the universe’s source within a Shaiva Purana context, the verse supports Hari–Hara abheda: worship of the Supreme (Pati) is not sectarian, and Linga-centric devotion embraces the same ultimate cause behind creation.

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

Though Hari is named, the teaching aligns with Shiva-tattva as the supreme causal reality: the one Pati who manifests the cosmos and is approached through continuous worship; the Purana often frames this as unity of Shiva and Vishnu in the highest principle.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is satata-yajana—unbroken worship (daily puja, japa, and remembrance). In Shaiva terms, this supports steadiness of bhakti and discipline that loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul) by turning it toward Pati.