Shloka 15

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

दिवावृतः परश्चापि विविन्दो गिरिरुच्यते विविन्दात्परतश्चापि पुण्डरीको महागिरिः

Transliteration

divāvṛtaḥ paraścāpi vivindo girirucyate vivindātparataścāpi puṇḍarīko mahāgiriḥ

Translation

Jenseits von Divāvṛta liegt der Berg namens Vivinda; und jenseits von Vivinda erhebt sich wiederum der große Berg Puṇḍarīka.

Word by Word

• divāvṛtaḥ: Divāvṛta (a mountain/region)

• parataḥ: beyond, further

• ca api: and also

• vivindaḥ: Vivinda (name of a mountain)

• giriḥ: mountain

• ucyate: is called

• vivindāt: beyond Vivinda

• puṇḍarīkaḥ: Puṇḍarīka (name of a great mountain)

• mahāgiriḥ: great mountain

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Divāvṛta
• Vivinda
• Puṇḍarīka

FAQs

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

It situates the cosmos as a structured manifestation under Pati (Śiva), where sacred geography becomes a contemplative support—reminding the worshipper that the Liṅga signifies the very ground of the ordered universe.

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

By presenting successive cosmic boundaries, it implies Śiva-tattva as the governing principle of order (niyati) over creation—Pati establishing a coherent world-field in which paśus live and progress toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is dhyāna-oriented: use cosmic mapping as a support for Pāśupata contemplation—seeing all regions as pervaded and upheld by the Liṅga (Śiva) beyond pasha-bound limitations.