Shloka 46

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

प्लक्षद्वीपादिवर्षेषु शाकद्वीपान्तिकेषु वै ज्ञेयः पञ्चसु धर्मो वै वर्णाश्रमविभागशः

Transliteration

plakṣadvīpādivarṣeṣu śākadvīpāntikeṣu vai jñeyaḥ pañcasu dharmo vai varṇāśramavibhāgaśaḥ

Translation

プラクシャ・ドヴィーパに始まりシャーカ・ドヴィーパに及ぶ諸地方において、五つのドヴィーパのダルマは、ヴァルナとアーシュラマの区分に従って成り立つものと知るべきである。

Word by Word

• प्लक्षद्वीपादि-वर्षेषु: in the regions beginning with Plakṣa-dvīpa

• शाकद्वीप-अन्तिकेषु: up to/near the limit of Śāka-dvīpa

• वै: indeed

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known/understood

• पञ्चसु: in the five (dvīpas/regions)

• धर्मः: dharma, sacred order/duty

• वै: indeed

• वर्ण-आश्रम-विभागशः: according to the classification/division of varṇa and āśrama

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented Shiva-bhakti within an ordered dharmic life: varṇa and āśrama disciplines stabilize the pashu (individual soul) so it can approach Pati (Shiva) through pure conduct, restraint, and right duties.

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

Indirectly, it implies Shiva as Pati—the universal Lord whose dharma operates uniformly across cosmic regions; social and spiritual order becomes a means for the pashu to reduce pāśa (bondage) and align with Shiva’s ordinance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is specified; the takeaway is āśrama-based discipline (brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, sannyāsa) as the supporting framework for Shiva-pūjā, mantra-japa, and Pāśupata-oriented self-restraint.