Shloka 3

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

सप्तद्वीपेषु सर्वेषु साम्बः सर्वगणैर्वृतः नानावेषधरो भूत्वा सान्निध्यं कुरुते हरः

Transliteration

saptadvīpeṣu sarveṣu sāmbaḥ sarvagaṇairvṛtaḥ nānāveṣadharo bhūtvā sānnidhyaṃ kurute haraḥ

Translation

सप्तद्वीपांत सर्वत्र, उमा-सहित साम्ब शिव सर्व गणांनी वेढलेले, नानावेष धारण करून निरंतर आपले दिव्य सान्निध्य प्रकट करतात।

Word by Word

• सप्तद्वीपेषु: in the seven continents

• सर्वेषु: in all

• साम्बः: Sāmba (Śiva united with Umā/Śakti)

• सर्वगणैः: with all the gaṇas

• वृतः: surrounded/encircled

• नानावेषधरः: wearing many disguises/assuming diverse forms

• भूत्वा: having become

• सान्निध्यम्: nearness/presence

• कुरुते: makes/causes

• हरः: Hara (Śiva, the Remover of bondage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma
• Ganas
• Hara

FAQs

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

It supports the Siddhānta view that the Linga is a sign of Pati’s all-pervading sānnidhya—Shiva can be approached anywhere, because his presence permeates all realms.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati who is universally present and free to manifest in many veṣas (forms), while remaining the same remover (Hara) of the pashu’s pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: cultivate recognition of Shiva’s presence in all places and conditions—an inner sānnidhya-bhāva that supports steady japa, dhyāna, and Linga-pūjā.