Shloka 9

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

श्वेतं यदुत्तरं तस्मात् पित्रा दत्तं हिरण्मते यदुत्तरं शृङ्गवर्षं पिता तत्कुरवे ददौ

Transliteration

śvetaṃ yaduttaraṃ tasmāt pitrā dattaṃ hiraṇmate yaduttaraṃ śṛṅgavarṣaṃ pitā tatkurave dadau

Translation

ആ ഉത്തരദേശഭാഗത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ‘ശ്വേത’ എന്ന വർഷം പിതാവ് ഹിരൺമതനു ദാനം ചെയ്തു. അതിലും വടക്കെയുള്ള ‘ശൃംഗവർഷം’ പിതാവ് ആ കുരുവിന്നു നൽകി.

Word by Word

• śvetam: the (region) named Śveta/White land

• yad: which

• uttaram: northern

• tasmāt: from that/thereafter

• pitrā: by the father

• dattam: given/bestowed

• hiraṇmate: to Hiraṇmat (proper name)

• yad: which

• uttaram: further north

• śṛṅgavarṣam: Śṛṅgavarṣa (proper name, ‘land/varṣa of peaks’)

• pitā: the father

• tat: that

• kurave: to Kuru (proper name)

• dadau: gave/granted.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇmat
• Kuru
• Śveta (region)
• Śṛṅgavarṣa (region)

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s Purana within an ordered cosmos—realms and lineages are arranged under dharma, preparing the ground for proper Shiva-puja and Linga installation according to place, lineage, and sacred geography.

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

Indirectly: by showing a structured bestowal of regions, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme governor whose cosmic order (niyati) supports the worlds where pashus live and seek release from pasha through Shaiva dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it functions as cosmographic context, implying that Shiva-puja and Pashupata discipline are practiced within a divinely ordered world and its dharmic jurisdictions.