Shloka 52

Bhāratavarṣa–Navabheda-Vyavasthā

The Nine Divisions of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

द्विगुणेनाद्रयस्सप्त तेषां नामानि मे शृणु । पूर्वे तत्रोदयगिरिर्जलधारः परे यतः

Transliteration

dviguṇenādrayassapta teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu | pūrve tatrodayagirirjaladhāraḥ pare yataḥ

Translation

त्याच्या द्विगुणे असे सात पर्वत आहेत; त्यांची नावे माझ्याकडून ऐक. पूर्वेस उदयगिरी, आणि पश्चिमेस जिथून जल उतरते तो जलधार (पर्वत) आहे.

Word by Word

• द्विगुणेन: by double (measure)
• द्विगुणेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used adverbially ‘by double (measure)’

• अद्रयः: mountains
• अद्रयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifies अद्रयः

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• मे: to me / my
• मे: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; enclitic pronoun

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पूर्वे: in the east
• पूर्वे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (or Nominative plural in other contexts); here: Locative ‘in the east’ (पूर्वे दिशि)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; place adverb

• उदय-गिरिः: Udayagiri (the sunrise-mountain)
• उदय-गिरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय sense: ‘mountain of sunrise’); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• जल-धारः: Jaladhāra
• जल-धारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी: ‘stream/holder of water’); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• परे: in the west/other side
• परे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the west/other side’ (परे दिशि)

• यतः: where/from which
• यतः: Sambandha-dyotaka (सम्बन्ध-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; relative adverb ‘where/from which’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Enumerative cosmography: naming directional mountains (Udayagiri in the east; Jaladhāra in the west). No Jyotirliṅga narrative is present.

Significance: Functions as a sacred-geography map within Purāṇic imagination; supports dharma by orienting the listener within a divinely ordered cosmos.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Directional cosmography (east/west) and mountain-ring structuring of the dvīpa.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It frames sacred geography as an ordered manifestation within Shiva’s cosmos, where directions and mountains symbolize stability and the regulated flow of creation under Pati (Shiva).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By mapping the world through named sacred features, the text supports Saguna devotion—pilgrimage, orientation, and reverence for Shiva’s manifested order—within which Linga worship is practiced as a concrete focus for grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Direction-aware worship (dik-pūjā) and pilgrimage-intent contemplation: remembering Shiva as the inner ruler of all quarters while reciting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during worship.