Shloka 2

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

प्लक्षद्वीपे तु वक्ष्यामि सप्त दिव्यान् महाचलान् गोमेदको ऽत्र प्रथमो द्वितीयश्चान्द्र उच्यते

Transliteration

plakṣadvīpe tu vakṣyāmi sapta divyān mahācalān gomedako 'tra prathamo dvitīyaścāndra ucyate

Translation

Kini aku akan menghuraikan, di Plakṣa-dvīpa, tujuh gunung agung yang bersifat ilahi. Antaranya, yang pertama dinamakan Gomeda, dan yang kedua disebut Cāndra.

Word by Word

• प्लक्षद्वीपे: in Plakṣa-dvīpa

• तु: indeed/now

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall describe

• सप्त: seven

• दिव्यान्: divine, celestial

• महाचलान्: great mountains

• गोमेदकः: (named) Gomeda

• अत्र: here/in this region

• प्रथमः: the first

• द्वितीयः: the second

• चान्द्रः: (named) Cāndra

• उच्यते: is said/is called

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Plaksha-dvipa
• Gomeda
• Candra (as a mountain-name)

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s Purāṇic teaching within a mapped cosmos (dvīpas and mountains), reminding the devotee that the Linga signifies Pati (Shiva) pervading all regions—sacred geography becomes a support for universal Linga-bhāvanā (contemplation of Shiva everywhere).

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

Indirectly, by presenting an ordered cosmic structure, it aligns with Shaiva Siddhānta’s view that the manifested worlds (pāśa as the field of experience) are structured and knowable, while Shiva as Pati is the transcendent Lord who can be contemplated through such ordered manifestations.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is dhyāna-support: using cosmic and sacred-geographical contemplation as an aid to Pāśupata-style Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of the Lord) across all lokas.