Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

द्रोणः कङ्कश् च महिषः ककुद्मान् सप्तमः स्मृतः कुशद्वीपे तु सप्तैव द्वीपाश् च कुलपर्वताः

Transliteration

droṇaḥ kaṅkaś ca mahiṣaḥ kakudmān saptamaḥ smṛtaḥ kuśadvīpe tu saptaiva dvīpāś ca kulaparvatāḥ

Translation

Droṇa, Kaṅka, Mahiṣa, and Kakudmān are remembered among these divisions, and the seventh is likewise so designated. In Kuśadvīpa too there are indeed seven such regions, and the clan-mountains (kulaparvata) are enumerated—forming the ordered structure of the Lord’s manifested cosmos.

Word by Word

• द्रोणः: Droṇa (a named region/mountain)

• कङ्कः: Kaṅka (a named region/mountain)

• च: and

• महिषः: Mahiṣa (a named region/mountain)

• ककुद्मान्: Kakudmān (a named region/mountain)

• सप्तमः: the seventh

• स्मृतः: is remembered/said in tradition

• कुशद्वीपे: in Kuśadvīpa

• तु: indeed/however

• सप्त: seven

• एव: only/indeed

• द्वीपाः: island-continents/regions

• च: and

• कुलपर्वताः: kulaparvatas, the principal/clan mountains.

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?

By mapping Kuśadvīpa and its kulaparvatas, the verse frames the cosmos as an ordered manifestation sustained by Pati (Śiva); Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with that cosmic order and its source.

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

It implies Śiva-tattva as the grounding intelligence behind structured creation: the worlds and mountains are not random, but a śakti-arrangement within the Lord’s manifest domain.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative (dhyāna) use—seeing all regions as permeated by Pati, loosening pasha (bondage) through right vision central to Pāśupata-oriented discipline.