Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

महावीतं तु यद्वर्षं बाह्यतो मानसस्य तु तस्यैवाभ्यन्तरो यस्तु धातकीखण्ड उच्यते

Transliteration

mahāvītaṃ tu yadvarṣaṃ bāhyato mānasasya tu tasyaivābhyantaro yastu dhātakīkhaṇḍa ucyate

Translation

แคว้นที่เรียกว่า ‘มหาวีตะ-วรรษะ’ อยู่ด้านนอกของมานสะ (มานโสตตระ); และภายในขอบเขตเดียวกันนั้นมีส่วนที่เรียกว่า ‘ธาตกี-ขัณฑะ’

Word by Word

• महावीतम् (mahāvītam): Mahāvīta (name of a varṣa/region)

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• यत् (yat): which

• वर्षम् (varṣam): region/territory

• बाह्यतः (bāhyataḥ): on the outside/exterior

• मानसस्य (mānasasya): of Mānasottara (mountain)

• तु (tu): and

• तस्य एव (tasya eva): of that itself/within that very (area)

• अभ्यन्तरः (abhyantaraḥ): inner/interior

• यः (yaḥ): which

• तु (tu): indeed

• धातकीखण्डः (dhātakīkhaṇḍaḥ): Dhātakī-khaṇḍa (a division/continent-section)

• उच्यते (ucyate): is called/is said

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Mānasottara
• Mahāvīta
• Dhātakī-khaṇḍa

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s sacred narrative within a mapped cosmic order; such cosmography supports tīrtha-bhāva (sacred orientation) and frames how devotees understand the universe as upheld by Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the sustaining principle of order (niyati) in creation—where regions and boundaries exist within a coherent cosmic structure governed by Pati, while pashus move within that ordered field.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata Yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is contemplative—using cosmic geography as a support for dhyāna on the ordered manifestation (sṛṣṭi) under Shiva’s lordship.