Shloka 7

Adhyaya 49: जम्बूद्वीप-मेर्वादि-वर्षपर्वत-वन-सरः-रुद्रक्षेत्र-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

इदं हैमवतं वर्षं भारतं नाम विश्रुतम् हेमकूटं परं तस्मान् नाम्ना किंपुरुषं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

idaṃ haimavataṃ varṣaṃ bhārataṃ nāma viśrutam hemakūṭaṃ paraṃ tasmān nāmnā kiṃpuruṣaṃ smṛtam

Translation

हा हिमवत्-प्रदेश ‘भारतवर्ष’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध आहे. याच्या पलीकडे हेमकूट आहे, आणि त्याहून पुढे ‘किंपुरुष’ नावाचा देश स्मरणात सांगितला आहे.

Word by Word

• idam: this

• haimavatam: Himalayan, pertaining to Himavat

• varṣam: region/country (varṣa)

• bhāratam: Bhārata

• nāma: by name

• viśrutam: renowned, well-known

• hemakūṭam: Hemakūṭa (the Hemakūṭa mountain/region)

• param: beyond, further

• tasmāt: from that, beyond that

• nāmnā: by name

• kiṃpuruṣam: Kiṃpuruṣa (a varṣa/region)

• smṛtam: is remembered/known (in tradition)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmography as received in the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Himavat
• Bhārata-varṣa
• Hemakūṭa
• Kiṃpuruṣa

FAQs

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

By identifying Bhārata-varṣa within sacred cosmography, the verse situates Shiva-pūjā and linga-pratiṣṭhā in the human realm where karma, dharma, and upāsanā are actively performed for Pati (Śiva).

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

Indirectly: it frames the ordered cosmos in which Pashu (the bound soul) moves through regions and duties; such cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) is upheld by Pati—Śiva—who grants liberation beyond spatial divisions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this line; its practical takeaway is tīrtha- and kṣetra-consciousness—performing Shiva-pūjā, vrata, and Pāśupata-oriented sādhana in Bhārata-varṣa as the primary field of dharma and mokṣa.