Shloka 24

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

नाम्ना तु धातकेश्चैव धातकीखण्डमुच्यते हव्यो ऽप्यजनयत् पुत्राञ् छाकद्वीपेश्वरः प्रभुः

Transliteration

nāmnā tu dhātakeścaiva dhātakīkhaṇḍamucyate havyo 'pyajanayat putrāñ chākadvīpeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

ധാതകന്റെ നാമത്താലും ഇത് ‘ധാതകേശ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; അതിനാൽ ‘ധാതകീ-ഖണ്ഡം’ എന്നും പറയുന്നു. അവിടെ ശാകദ്വീപാധീശ്വരനായ പ്രഭു ഹവ്യനും പുത്രന്മാരെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• नाम्ना (nāmnā): by name

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• धातकेः (dhātakeḥ): of Dhātakeśa (proper name)

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): certainly

• धातकीखण्डम् (dhātakīkhaṇḍam): the Dhātakī section/region

• उच्यते (ucyate): is called

• हव्यः (havyaḥ): Havyā (proper name)

• अपि (api): also

• अजनयत् (ajanayat): begot/produced

• पुत्रान् (putrān): sons

• छाकद्वीपेश्वरः (chākadvīpeśvaraḥ): lord/ruler of Śākadvīpa

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): sovereign, powerful lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Havya
• Śākadvīpa
• Dhātakeśa
• Dhātakīkhaṇḍa

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-oriented Shaiva cosmology within a mapped sacred universe: dvīpas, regions, and rulers arise as part of Śiva’s ordered creation (niyati), supporting dharma and the conditions for worship.

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

Indirectly: by presenting orderly naming, regions, and lineage-continuity, it reflects Pati (Śiva) as the regulator of cosmic manifestation—where pashus (souls) inhabit structured worlds under the governance of dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is the Purāṇic foundation for tīrtha/region-based observances, where geography and lineage provide the context for later Śiva-pūjā and vrata traditions.