Shloka 41

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

सुप्रभः सुप्रभस्यापि सप्त वै देशलाञ्छकाः प्लक्षद्वीपे तु वक्ष्यामि जम्बूद्वीपादनन्तरम्

Transliteration

suprabhaḥ suprabhasyāpi sapta vai deśalāñchakāḥ plakṣadvīpe tu vakṣyāmi jambūdvīpādanantaram

Translation

สุประภะ และสุประภาสะด้วย เป็นหนึ่งในเครื่องหมายแบ่งแดนทั้งเจ็ด. หลังจากพรรณนาชมพูทวีปแล้ว ต่อไปเราจะกล่าวถึงปลักษทวีป.

Word by Word

• सुप्रभः: Suprabha (a name/designation)

• सुप्रभस्य: of Suprabha

• अपि: also/likewise

• सप्त: seven

• वै: indeed

• देश-लाञ्छकाः: territorial designations/land-markers

• प्लक्ष-द्वीपे: in Plakṣadvīpa

• तु: now/indeed

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall describe

• जम्बू-द्वीपात्: after Jambūdvīpa/from Jambūdvīpa

• अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Suprabha
• Suprabhasa
• Jambudvipa
• Plakshadvipa

FAQs

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

It situates the discussion of sacred creation-order (sṛṣṭi-krama) that unfolds under Pati (Shiva) as the cosmic governor—an essential backdrop for understanding why tīrthas, kṣetras, and Linga installations are mapped within a divinely ordered universe.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva indirectly as niyantṛ (the regulator): the cosmos is presented as structured and intelligible, implying a supreme Pati whose ordinance upholds the realms in which pashus (souls) journey under pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga limb is taught in this line; the takeaway is preparatory—cosmic geography frames where vows, pilgrimages, and Linga worship are performed within the Purana’s Shaiva sacred landscape.