Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

स एव वैभवः प्रोक्तो वैभ्राजः सप्तमः स्मृतः सप्तैते गिरयः प्रोक्ताः प्लक्षद्वीपे विशेषतः

Transliteration

sa eva vaibhavaḥ prokto vaibhrājaḥ saptamaḥ smṛtaḥ saptaite girayaḥ proktāḥ plakṣadvīpe viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Cette même (montagne) est proclamée Vaibhava ; et Vaibhrāja est retenue comme la septième. Ainsi, ces sept montagnes sont spécialement déclarées comme appartenant à Plakṣa-dvīpa.

Word by Word

• स एव: that very (same)

• वैभवः: Vaibhava (name of a mountain)

• प्रोक्तः: is declared/said

• वैभ्राजः: Vaibhrāja (name of a mountain)

• सप्तमः: the seventh

• स्मृतः: is remembered/traditionally known

• सप्त: seven

• एते: these

• गिरयः: mountains

• प्रोक्ताः: have been proclaimed

• प्लक्षद्वीपे: in Plakṣa-dvīpa

• विशेषतः: especially/specifically

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s Purāṇic teaching within an ordered cosmos: mapping dvīpas and mountains supports tīrtha-orientation and dharmic living, which culminates in Shiva-pūjā and devotion to Pati (Shiva) as the cosmic ground.

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

Indirectly: by presenting a structured creation, it implies an intelligible cosmic order upheld by the Supreme Pati—Shiva—within which pashus (souls) act and seek release from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga step is stated; the verse functions as cosmographic context that later supports tīrtha, vrata, and Shiva-upāsanā practices described in the Purāṇa.