Shloka 4
जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा
ज्येष्ठो नाभिर् इति ख्यातस् तस्य किंपुरुषो ऽनुजः हरिवर्षस्तृतीयस्तु चतुर्थो वै त्विलावृतः
jyeṣṭho nābhir iti khyātas tasya kiṃpuruṣo 'nujaḥ harivarṣastṛtīyastu caturtho vai tvilāvṛtaḥ
Yang tertua termasyhur sebagai Nābhi. Adiknya disebut Kiṃpuruṣa. Yang ketiga ialah Hari-varṣa, dan yang keempat sungguh Ilāvṛta.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
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By defining cosmic regions and their order, the verse supports the Purana’s Shaiva worldview: the universe is a structured field where the Pashu (soul) performs dharma and Shiva-puja, moving toward Pati (Shiva) beyond Pasha (bondage).
Indirectly: the orderly division of realms reflects Shiva-tattva as the inner governor (Pati) of creation—transcendent yet immanent—within which all beings and worlds arise and are sustained.
No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is the cosmological context that frames pilgrimage, mantra-japa, and Linga-arcana as practices performed within a divinely ordered cosmos.