Shloka 36

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

उद्भिदं प्रथमं वर्षं द्वितीयं वेणुमण्डलम् तृतीयं द्वैरथं चैव चतुर्थं लवणं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

udbhidaṃ prathamaṃ varṣaṃ dvitīyaṃ veṇumaṇḍalam tṛtīyaṃ dvairathaṃ caiva caturthaṃ lavaṇaṃ smṛtam

Translation

ପ୍ରଥମ ବର୍ଷ ‘ଉଦ୍ଭିଦ’ ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତ; ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ‘ବେଣୁମଣ୍ଡଳ’; ତୃତୀୟ ‘ଦ୍ୱୈରଥ’; ଚତୁର୍ଥ ‘ଲବଣ’ ବୋଲି ପରିଚିତ।

Word by Word

• udbhidam: Udbhida (a named year/annual division)

• prathamam: first

• varṣam: year

• dvitīyam: second

• veṇumaṇḍalam: Veṇumaṇḍala (a named year/annual division)

• tṛtīyam: third

• dvairatham: Dvairatha (a named year/annual division)

• ca eva: and indeed

• caturtham: fourth

• lavaṇam: Lavaṇa (a named year/annual division)

• smṛtam: is remembered/known (in tradition).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

By listing named divisions of the year, the verse situates worship within Shiva’s governance of Kala (Time), implying that Linga-puja and observances gain power when aligned with cosmic order.

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

It reflects Shiva-tattva as Pati who regulates Kala and cosmic sequence; time is not random but an ordered manifestation under the Lord’s sovereignty, within which pashus move under pasha until liberated.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It points to vrata-s and puja-kala (proper timing of worship) and, yogically, to Pashupata discipline through contemplation of time’s cycles to loosen pasha (bondage) and stabilize awareness in the Pati.