Shloka 47

Bhāratavarṣa–Navabheda-Vyavasthā

The Nine Divisions of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

क्रौञ्चश्च वामनश्चैव तृतीयश्चांधकारकः । दिवावृतिर्मनश्चैव पुण्डरीकश्च दुन्दुभिः

Transliteration

krauñcaśca vāmanaścaiva tṛtīyaścāṃdhakārakaḥ | divāvṛtirmanaścaiva puṇḍarīkaśca dundubhiḥ

Translation

“(They were) Krauñca, Vāmana, and the third, Āndhakāraka; also Divāvṛti, Mana, Puṇḍarīka, and Dundubhi.”

Word by Word

• krauñcaḥ: Krauñca (name)
• krauñcaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krauñca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• vāmanaḥ: Vāmana (name)
• vāmanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण अव्यय)

• tṛtīyaḥ: the third (one)
• tṛtīyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective used substantively

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• andhakārakaḥ: Andhakāraka (darkness-maker; name)
• andhakārakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: andha (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṛ (कृ) with -aka)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘darkness-maker’

• divā-vṛtiḥ: Divāvṛti (name)
• divā-vṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘day-covering/obscuration of day’ (name)

• manaḥ: Manaḥ (name; ‘mind’)
• manaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (मनस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण अव्यय)

• puṇḍarīkaḥ: Puṇḍarīka (name)
• puṇḍarīkaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇḍarīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• dundubhiḥ: Dundubhi (name; ‘drum’)
• dundubhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse functions as a catalogue of specific beings, highlighting the Purana’s theme that countless individual souls (paśu) exist under varying conditions of obscuration (pāśa), while liberation ultimately depends on the grace and lordship of Śiva (Pati).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By listing distinct named beings within Śiva’s cosmic narrative, the text reinforces Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who governs and uplifts all categories of beings; such passages support devotional remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverent recitation in Linga-centered worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa and Purāṇic recitation as bhakti: read the passage with devotion, then conclude with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to orient the mind toward Śiva as the remover of darkness (avidyā).