Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

शाकद्वीपे च गिरयः सप्त तांस्तु निबोधत उदयो रैवतश्चापि श्यामको मुनिसत्तमाः

Transliteration

śākadvīpe ca girayaḥ sapta tāṃstu nibodhata udayo raivataścāpi śyāmako munisattamāḥ

Translation

శాకద్వీపంలో ఏడు పర్వతశ్రేణులు ఉన్నాయి; వినుడి—ఉదయ, రైవత, అలాగే శ్యామక, ఓ మునిశ్రేష్ఠులారా।

Word by Word

• śākadvīpe: in Śākadvīpa

• ca: and

• girayaḥ: mountains

• sapta: seven

• tān: those

• tu: indeed

• nibodhata: understand/heed (listen attentively)

• udayaḥ: (mountain) Udaya

• raivataḥ: (mountain) Raivata

• ca api: and also

• śyāmakaḥ: (mountain) Śyāmaka

• muni-sattamāḥ: O best among sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Śākadvīpa
• Udaya
• Raivata
• Śyāmaka

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s worship within a sacred cosmic order: the Purana’s mapping of dvīpas and mountains presents the universe as an intelligible manifestation under Pati (Shiva), within which dharma and worship—including linga-pratiṣṭhā—take place.

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

Indirectly, by portraying creation as structured and nameable, it reflects Shiva-tattva as Pati—the governing intelligence behind sṛṣṭi—while the worlds and mountains function as the field where paśus live under pāśa until liberated through right knowledge and worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata yoga limb is taught in this verse; it supports the cosmological framework often invoked in Purāṇic recitation (śravaṇa) and remembrance (smaraṇa) as preparatory disciplines for devotion to Mahādeva.