Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

तृतीयो नारदो नाम चतुर्थो दुन्दुभिः स्मृतः पञ्चमः सोमको नाम सुमनाः षष्ठ उच्यते

Transliteration

tṛtīyo nārado nāma caturtho dundubhiḥ smṛtaḥ pañcamaḥ somako nāma sumanāḥ ṣaṣṭha ucyate

Translation

மூன்றாவது நாரதன் எனப் பெயர்பெற்றது; நான்காவது துந்துபி என நினைவுகூரப்படுகிறது. ஐந்தாவது சோமகம்; ஆறாவது சுமனா என உரைக்கப்படுகிறது.

Word by Word

• तृतीयः: the third

• नारदः: Nārada

• नाम: by name/indeed named

• चतुर्थः: the fourth

• दुन्दुभिः: Dundubhi (proper name)

• स्मृतः: remembered/recorded in tradition

• पञ्चमः: the fifth

• सोमकः: Somaka (proper name)

• नाम: named

• सुमनाः: Sumanā (proper name, lit. 'good-minded')

• षष्ठः: the sixth

• उच्यते: is said/is called

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a traditional enumeration within the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Dundubhi
• Somaka
• Sumana

FAQs

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

It preserves the authoritative paramparā (lineage) by listing revered transmitters; in Shaiva practice, Linga-pūjā and mantra are upheld as effective when grounded in an unbroken tradition of teachers and seers.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing remembered names in a sacred lineage, it points to Shiva as Pati—the timeless source of revealed knowledge—while the sages function as channels through which that Shiva-tattva is articulated for bound souls (paśu) seeking release from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is described; the focus is on the custodians of Shaiva teaching, implying the disciplined transmission of Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā and Linga-pūjā procedures through recognized teachers.