Shloka 4

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

क्षारोदेक्षुरसोदश् च सुरोदश् च घृतोदधिः दध्यर्णवश् च क्षीरोदः स्वादूदश्चाप्यनुक्रमात्

Transliteration

kṣārodekṣurasodaś ca surodaś ca ghṛtodadhiḥ dadhyarṇavaś ca kṣīrodaḥ svādūdaścāpyanukramāt

Translation

In due succession are the oceans: the salt ocean, the ocean of sugarcane juice, the ocean of liquor, the ocean of clarified butter (ghṛta), the ocean of curd, the ocean of milk, and also the ocean of sweet water—thus are they arranged in order.

Word by Word

• क्षारोदः: salt-ocean

• इक्षुरस-उदः: ocean of sugarcane juice

• च: and

• सुरोदः: ocean of surā (liquor)

• च: and

• घृत-उदधिः: ocean of ghee

• दधि-अर्णवः: ocean of curd

• च: and

• क्षीर-उदः: ocean of milk

• स्वादू-उदः: ocean of sweet water

• च अपि: and also

• अनुक्रमात्: in proper sequence/according to order

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as an ordered manifestation upheld by Pati (Shiva); Linga-worship aligns the pashu (individual soul) with that divine order through reverence to the cosmic source.

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

By emphasizing a precise cosmic sequence, it implies Shiva-tattva as the sovereign principle (Pati) that sustains niyati (cosmic law) behind creation’s layered structure.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative cosmology used in Shaiva practice—meditating on ordered creation to loosen pasha (bondage) and steady the mind in Pashupata-oriented discipline.