Shloka 30

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

क्रौञ्चद्वीपेश्वरस्यापि पुत्रा द्युतिमतस्तु वै कुशलो मनुगश्चोष्णः पीवरश्चान्धकारकः

Transliteration

krauñcadvīpeśvarasyāpi putrā dyutimatastu vai kuśalo manugaścoṣṇaḥ pīvaraścāndhakārakaḥ

Translation

క్రౌంచద్వీపాధిపతి ద్యుతిమంతుని కుమారులు—కుశలుడు, మనుగుడు, ఉష్ణుడు, పీవరుడు, అంధకారకుడు—అని చెప్పబడింది.

Word by Word

• क्रौञ्चद्वीपेश्वरस्य (krauñcadvīpeśvarasya): of the lord/ruler of Krauñca-dvīpa

• अपि (api): also/indeed

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ): sons

• द्युतिमतः (dyutimataḥ): of Dyutimat

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• वै (vai): certainly

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ): Kuśala (proper name)

• मनुगः (manugaḥ): Manuga (proper name)

• च (ca): and

• उष्णः (uṣṇaḥ): Uṣṇa (proper name

• पीवरः (pīvaraḥ): Pīvara (proper name

• च (ca): and

• अन्धकारकः (andhakārakaḥ): Andhakāraka (proper name

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Dyutimat
• Krauñca-dvīpa

FAQs

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

It situates Linga-worship within a mapped cosmic order—dynasties and dvīpas form the purāṇic framework in which Shiva as Pati sustains and governs the worlds, making ritual and dharma part of an ordered creation.

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

Indirectly: by listing rulers and lineages within creation, it implies an overarching sovereignty beyond all kings—Shiva as Pati, the supreme regulator of sṛṣṭi, under whom worldly authorities function.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the verse is primarily cosmographic-genealogical, serving as narrative scaffolding for later Shaiva teachings and worship contexts.