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Shloka 11

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

इत्येतानि महान्तीह नव वर्षाणि भागशः आग्नीध्रस्तेषु वर्षेषु पुत्रांस्तानभिषिच्य वै

ityetāni mahāntīha nava varṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ āgnīdhrasteṣu varṣeṣu putrāṃstānabhiṣicya vai

Demikianlah, di dunia ini terdapat sembilan wilayah besar (varṣa), dibahagi menurut bahagian masing-masing. Agnīdhra sesungguhnya menobatkan putera-putera baginda di wilayah-wilayah itu, menempatkan setiap seorang dalam kuasa yang wajar.

itithus
iti:
etānithese
etāni:
mahāntigreat
mahānti:
ihahere/in this world
iha:
navanine
nava:
varṣāṇiregions/lands (varṣas)
varṣāṇi:
bhāgaśaḥby division/according to shares
bhāgaśaḥ:
āgnīdhraḥAgnīdhra
āgnīdhraḥ:
teṣuin those
teṣu:
varṣeṣuregions
varṣeṣu:
putrānsons
putrān:
tānthose
tān:
abhiṣicyahaving anointed/consecrated (installed)
abhiṣicya:
vaiindeed/assuredly
vai:

Suta Goswami

A
Agnidhra

FAQs

It frames cosmic order—lands, rulers, and rightful divisions—as the stable ground on which Shiva’s worship (Linga-puja) and Vedic rites can be properly established and sustained.

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the supreme regulator—because orderly division and legitimate consecration mirror the higher governance that liberates the pashu from chaos and bondage (pāśa) through dharmic structure.

Abhiṣeka (consecratory anointing/installation) is highlighted—an archetype for Shaiva abhiṣeka of the Linga and for initiating disciplined authority and self-mastery aligned with Pashupata restraint.