Shloka 60

Bhāratavarṣa–Navabheda-Vyavasthā

The Nine Divisions of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

द्विगुणेन महावर्षस्तत्र ख्यातोऽत्र मानसः । योजनानां सहस्राणि पंचैवोर्ध्वसमुच्छ्रितः

Transliteration

dviguṇena mahāvarṣastatra khyāto'tra mānasaḥ | yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi paṃcaivordhvasamucchritaḥ

Translation

ત્યાં ‘માનસ’ નામનો મહાવર્ષ દ્વિગુણ પ્રચુરતાથી પ્રસિદ્ધ છે; તે ઉપર તરફ પાંચ હજાર યોજન ઊંચાઈ સુધી ઉદ્ગત થાય છે।

Word by Word

• द्विगुणेन: by double (measure)
• द्विगुणेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• महावर्षः: the great region/varṣa
• महावर्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—महच्च तत् वर्षम् (कर्मधारय)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• ख्यातः: is known
• ख्यातः: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ख्या (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (kta/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अर्थः—known/called

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• मानसः: (named) Mānasa
• मानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेष्य—महावर्षः

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas
• योजनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Pramāṇa (प्रमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Pramāṇa (प्रमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्यावाचक-अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (indeclinable-like numeral usage)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: only/indeed)

• ऊर्ध्वसमुच्छ्रितः: rising upward (in height)
• ऊर्ध्वसमुच्छ्रितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व-सम्-उद्-√श्रि (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कृदन्त—क्त (kta) ‘समुच्छ्रित’; उपपद/तत्पुरुष-समासः—ऊर्ध्वं समुच्छ्रितः (raised upward)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

FAQs

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

By describing extraordinary, superhuman scales of nature, the Purana redirects the mind from limited human measure toward the vast order governed by Pati (Shiva), encouraging humility and contemplative detachment.

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

Such cosmological descriptions function as a backdrop for Saguna Shiva’s lordship over creation—supporting devotional reverence for Shiva as the intelligent governor of the worlds, often approached through Linga-worship in the Purana’s broader teaching.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on Shiva’s cosmic sovereignty—mentally offering the vastness of the worlds into the Linga while repeating the Panchakshara mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” to steady the mind in devotion.