Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita, Shloka 4
Bhāratavarṣa–Navabheda-Vyavasthā
The Nine Divisions of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Sacred Geography
इंद्रद्युम्नः कसेरुश्च ताम्रवर्णो गभस्तिमान् । नागद्वीपस्तथा सौम्यो गन्धर्वस्त्वथ वारुणः
iṃdradyumnaḥ kaseruśca tāmravarṇo gabhastimān | nāgadvīpastathā saumyo gandharvastvatha vāruṇaḥ
อินทรทยุมนะ กเสรุ ตัมราวรรณะ และคภัสติมาน; อีกทั้งนาคทวีปและเสามยะ; แล้วจึงคันธรรพะและวารุณะ—นามเหล่านี้ถูกกล่าวเรียงตามลำดับ
Suta Goswami
FAQs
This verse functions as a sacred enumeration of names within the narrative flow; in Shaiva practice, attentive listening and remembrance (śravaṇa–smaraṇa) of such Purāṇic lists is treated as a purifying act that steadies the mind toward Pati (Śiva) through disciplined attention.
Although the verse itself lists names rather than describing the Liṅga, it supports Saguna-oriented devotion by grounding the listener in the Purāṇic world where Śiva’s grace operates through histories, lineages, and sacred remembrance—often recited alongside Liṅga worship and Purāṇa pāṭha.
A practical takeaway is nāma-japa/recitation: read or chant the passage with focus, optionally before a Śiva-liṅga while repeating the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), as a form of attentive Purāṇa-śravaṇa.