Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

स्वादूदकेनोदधिना पुष्करः परिवारितः पुष्करद्वीपविस्तारविस्तीर्णो ऽसौ समन्ततः

Transliteration

svādūdakenodadhinā puṣkaraḥ parivāritaḥ puṣkaradvīpavistāravistīrṇo 'sau samantataḥ

Translation

ทวีปปุษกระถูกโอบล้อมด้วยมหาสมุทรแห่งน้ำหวาน และแผ่กว้างออกไปทุกทิศทาง กว้างใหญ่ตามประมาณแห่งการแผ่ขยายของปุษกรทวีป

Word by Word

• स्वादूदकेन (svādūdakena): by sweet water

• उदधिना (udadhinā): by the ocean

• पुष्करः (puṣkaraḥ): Puṣkara (island/region)

• परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ): surrounded, encircled

• पुष्करद्वीप (puṣkaradvīpa): the island called Puṣkara

• विस्तार (vistāra): extent, expanse

• विस्तीर्णः (vistīrṇaḥ): widely spread, expanded

• असौ (asau): this/that (region)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ): on all sides, everywhere around

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara
• Puṣkaradvīpa
• Svādūdaka-samudra

FAQs

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

It frames the ordered cosmos (jagat-krama) in which linga-pūjā is performed—showing that Shiva as Pati pervades and sustains a well-measured universe, making worship align with cosmic harmony.

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

Though Shiva is not named, the verse reflects Shiva-tattva indirectly as the regulating principle behind cosmic boundaries and expanses—Pati establishing order for pashus (souls) bound by pāśas within the manifested world.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is taught in this line; the takeaway is contemplative—using cosmographic description for dhyāna on the vastness of creation, supporting inner discipline that complements Śaiva pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented renunciation.