Shloka 6

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

नवमः केतुमालस्तु तेषां देशान्निबोधत नाभेस्तु दक्षिणं वर्षं हेमाख्यं तु पिता ददौ

Transliteration

navamaḥ ketumālastu teṣāṃ deśānnibodhata nābhestu dakṣiṇaṃ varṣaṃ hemākhyaṃ tu pitā dadau

Translation

Wilayah kesembilan adalah Ketumāla—pahamilah negeri-negeri ini. Kepada Nābhi, Sang Ayah menganugerahkan bagian selatan, varṣa yang termasyhur bernama Hema.

Word by Word

• नवमः: the ninth

• केतुमालः: Ketumāla (a named region/varṣa)

• तु: indeed/and

• तेषाम्: of them

• देशान्: lands/regions

• निबोधत: understand/learn

• नाभेः: to Nābhi (of Nābhi)

• तु: and

• दक्षिणम्: southern

• वर्षम्: division/region (varṣa)

• हेमाख्यम्: named Hema

• तु: indeed

• पिता: the father

• ददौ: gave/granted

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Nābhi
• Ketumāla
• Hema

FAQs

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

Though primarily cosmological, the verse supports the Purāṇic framework in which Śiva as Pati presides over ordered creation; such mapping of varṣas is part of the sacred world where Liṅga-sthāpanā and Śiva-pūjā are later situated.

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

Indirectly: by presenting a structured cosmos and rightful allotment, it reflects Śiva-tattva as the regulating, all-pervading sovereignty (Pati) behind manifestation, even when the narration focuses on worldly divisions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata Yoga practice is stated in this line; it functions as cosmological context that later grounds dharma, pilgrimage, and Śiva-upāsanā within specific sacred regions.