Shloka 75

Bhāratavarṣa–Navabheda-Vyavasthā

The Nine Divisions of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

लोकालोकस्ततश्शैलस्सहस्राण्यचलो हि सः । उच्छ्रयेण हि तावंति योजनायुतविस्तृतः

Transliteration

lokālokastataśśailassahasrāṇyacalo hi saḥ | ucchrayeṇa hi tāvaṃti yojanāyutavistṛtaḥ

Translation

Beyond that lies the Lokāloka Mountain, truly an immovable range, extending for thousands. In height it rises to that same measure, and in breadth it is spread over ten thousand yojanas.

Word by Word

• लोक-अलोकः: Lokāloka (mountain/region)
• लोक-अलोकः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + अलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (विशेष-नाम) — 'Loka and Aloka' (name: Lokāloka)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्-अर्थे (from there/then)

• शैलः: mountain
• शैलः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: परिमाण/संख्या (Measure/Number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural (as measure/number)

• अचलः: immovable
• अचलः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — 'immovable' (qualifying शैलः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/causal)

• सः: he/that (mountain)
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Pronoun

• उच्छ्रयेण: by (its) height
• उच्छ्रयेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छ्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental; 'by/with height'

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• तावन्ति: so many
• तावन्ति: परिमाण (Measure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — 'so many' (agreeing with implied योजने/योजनानि)

• योजन-अयुत-विस्तृतः: spread over ten-thousand yojanas
• योजन-अयुत-विस्तृतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक) + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास — 'extended to ten-thousand yojanas'; विस्तृत = भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त from वि-स्तृ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cosmic geography: Lokāloka mountain as boundary between loka (light/ordered worlds) and aloka (outer darkness)

Characters & Entities

• Lokāloka (mountain)

FAQs

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

Lokāloka symbolizes the boundary between the illumined, ordered cosmos and the outer obscurity; contemplating such limits supports Shaiva insight that worldly domains are finite, while liberation is attained by turning to Pati (Shiva), who transcends all lokas.

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

By describing cosmic structure, the text implicitly contrasts measurable creation with Shiva as the immeasurable Lord; Linga worship centers the mind on Saguna Shiva as the accessible focus through which the devotee realizes the Transcendent beyond all cosmic boundaries.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva as Lokādhipati (Lord of all worlds) while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating detachment from the finite cosmos and steadiness of mind.