Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

तृतीयो नारदो नाम चतुर्थो दुन्दुभिः स्मृतः पञ्चमः सोमको नाम सुमनाः षष्ठ उच्यते

Transliteration

tṛtīyo nārado nāma caturtho dundubhiḥ smṛtaḥ pañcamaḥ somako nāma sumanāḥ ṣaṣṭha ucyate

Translation

第三はナーラダ（Nārada）と名づけられ、第四はドゥンドゥビ（Dundubhi）として伝えられる。第五はソーマカ（Somaka）、第六はスマナー（Sumanā）と称される。

Word by Word

• तृतीयः: the third

• नारदः: Nārada

• नाम: by name/indeed named

• चतुर्थः: the fourth

• दुन्दुभिः: Dundubhi (proper name)

• स्मृतः: remembered/recorded in tradition

• पञ्चमः: the fifth

• सोमकः: Somaka (proper name)

• नाम: named

• सुमनाः: Sumanā (proper name, lit. 'good-minded')

• षष्ठः: the sixth

• उच्यते: is said/is called

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional enumeration within the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Dundubhi
• Somaka
• Sumana

FAQs

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

It preserves the authoritative paramparā (lineage) by listing revered transmitters; in Shaiva practice, Linga-pūjā and mantra are upheld as effective when grounded in an unbroken tradition of teachers and seers.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing remembered names in a sacred lineage, it points to Shiva as Pati—the timeless source of revealed knowledge—while the sages function as channels through which that Shiva-tattva is articulated for bound souls (paśu) seeking release from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is described; the focus is on the custodians of Shaiva teaching, implying the disciplined transmission of Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā and Linga-pūjā procedures through recognized teachers.