Shloka 5

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

रम्यस्तु पञ्चमस् तत्र हिरण्मान् षष्ठ उच्यते कुरुस्तु सप्तमस्तेषां भद्राश्वस्त्वष्टमः स्मृतः

Transliteration

ramyastu pañcamas tatra hiraṇmān ṣaṣṭha ucyate kurustu saptamasteṣāṃ bhadrāśvastvaṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

అక్కడ ఐదవది ‘రమ్యక’ అని చెప్పబడింది; ఆరవది ‘హిరణ్మయ’ అని ఉచ్ఛరించబడుతుంది. ఏడవది ‘కురు’, ఎనిమిదవది ‘భద్రాశ్వ’గా స్మరించబడుతుంది.

Word by Word

• रम्यः (ramyaḥ): Ramyaka (a region)

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ): the fifth

• तत्र (tatra): there/in that arrangement

• हिरण्मान्/हिरण्मयः (hiraṇmān/hiraṇmayaḥ): Hiraṇmaya (a region)

• षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭhaḥ): the sixth

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said/is called

• कुरुः (kuruḥ): Kuru (a region)

• तु (tu): and

• सप्तमः (saptamaḥ): the seventh

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them/among them

• भद्राश्वः (bhadrāśvaḥ): Bhadrāśva (a region)

• तु (tu): and

• अष्टमः (aṣṭamaḥ): the eighth

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is remembered/recorded in tradition

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It locates the puranic sacred world by naming regions (varṣas), helping frame where Shiva’s tīrthas, Liṅga-sthānas, and dharmic observances are situated in the cosmic order.

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

Indirectly: by presenting an ordered cosmos, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord whose śakti sustains structured creation, within which the pashu seeks liberation from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it supports Shaiva practice by grounding pilgrimage, vrata, and contemplative orientation (smaraṇa) within a mapped sacred cosmography.