Shloka 4

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

क्षारोदेक्षुरसोदश् च सुरोदश् च घृतोदधिः दध्यर्णवश् च क्षीरोदः स्वादूदश्चाप्यनुक्रमात्

Transliteration

kṣārodekṣurasodaś ca surodaś ca ghṛtodadhiḥ dadhyarṇavaś ca kṣīrodaḥ svādūdaścāpyanukramāt

Translation

வரிசையாக உள்ள கடல்கள்: உப்புக் கடல், கரும்புச்சாறு கடல், சுரா (மதுபான) கடல், நெய்க் கடல், தயிர்க் கடல், பால்க் கடல், மேலும் இனிய நீர்க் கடல்—இவ்வாறு ஒழுங்கில் அமைந்துள்ளன.

Word by Word

• क्षारोदः: salt-ocean

• इक्षुरस-उदः: ocean of sugarcane juice

• च: and

• सुरोदः: ocean of surā (liquor)

• च: and

• घृत-उदधिः: ocean of ghee

• दधि-अर्णवः: ocean of curd

• च: and

• क्षीर-उदः: ocean of milk

• स्वादू-उदः: ocean of sweet water

• च अपि: and also

• अनुक्रमात्: in proper sequence/according to order

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as an ordered manifestation upheld by Pati (Shiva); Linga-worship aligns the pashu (individual soul) with that divine order through reverence to the cosmic source.

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

By emphasizing a precise cosmic sequence, it implies Shiva-tattva as the sovereign principle (Pati) that sustains niyati (cosmic law) behind creation’s layered structure.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative cosmology used in Shaiva practice—meditating on ordered creation to loosen pasha (bondage) and steady the mind in Pashupata-oriented discipline.