Shloka 39

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

वैद्युतो मानसश्चैव सुप्रभः सप्तमस् तथा श्वेतस्य देशः श्वेतस्तु हरितस्य च हारितः

Transliteration

vaidyuto mānasaścaiva suprabhaḥ saptamas tathā śvetasya deśaḥ śvetastu haritasya ca hāritaḥ

Translation

There is the region called Vaidyuta, and also that called Mānasa; then Suprabha as the seventh. The land belonging to Śveta is named Śveta, and the land belonging to Harita is called Hārita.

Word by Word

• वैद्युतः (vaidyutaḥ): Vaidyuta, a named luminous region/realm

• मानसः (mānasaḥ): Mānasa, a mind-born/mental realm or region

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• सुप्रभः (suprabhaḥ): Suprabha, ‘of excellent radiance’

• सप्तमः (saptamaḥ): the seventh (in the series)

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

• श्वेतस्य (śvetasya): of Śveta (the ‘White’ one/region)

• देशः (deśaḥ): land, region

• श्वेतः (śvetaḥ): Śveta (name ‘White’)

• तु (tu): and/but (emphatic)

• हरितस्य (haritasya): of Harita (the ‘Green’ one/region)

• च (ca): and

• हारितः (hāritaḥ): Hārita, the name derived from Harita

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It situates the devotee’s Linga-puja within a Shaiva cosmology: distinct realms and regions are named and ordered, implying that worship of Pati (Shiva) transcends and governs all such divisions of space.

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

By listing luminous and purity-marked regions (Vaidyuta, Suprabha, Śveta), the verse implicitly reflects Shiva-tattva as the supreme Light (prakāśa) and Pati who pervades and names the cosmic order while remaining beyond it.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A direct rite is not stated; the yogic hint lies in “Mānasa” (mental realm), pointing to mānasa-śuddhi—inner purification and meditation on Shiva as Light—central to Pashupata-oriented discipline alongside external puja.