Shloka 28
Yuga-Lakṣaṇa and Varṣa-Pramāṇa Inquiry (युगलक्षण–वर्षप्रमाण–प्रश्न)
शाको नाम महाराज प्रजा तस्य सदानुगा । तत्र पुण्या जनपदा: पूज्यते तत्र शंकर:,वह उस द्वीपकी लंबाई और चौड़ाई सबको घेरकर खड़ा है। महाराज! उसके बीचमें शाक नामक एक बड़ा भारी वृक्ष है, जो जम्बूद्वीपके समान ही विशाल है। महाराज! वहाँकी प्रजा सदा उस शाकवृक्षके ही आश्रित रहती है। वहाँ बड़े पवित्र जनपद हैं। उस द्वीपमें भगवान् शंकरकी आराधना की जाती है
saṃjaya uvāca | śāko nāma mahārāja prajā tasya sadānugā | tatra puṇyā janapadāḥ pūjyate tatra śaṅkaraḥ |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “O hari, may isang dakilang punò na ang pangalan ay Śāka, at ang mga tao roon ay laging tapat dito at nabubuhay na umaasa rito. Sa lupain na iyon ay may mga banal na pamayanan, at doon sinasamba si Panginoong Śaṅkara.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic life through dependence on a sustaining sacred symbol (the Śāka tree) and the centrality of worship (Śaṅkara) in sanctified communities—suggesting that social order and well-being are grounded in reverence, sacred ecology, and devotion.
Sañjaya is describing a sacred region: a vast tree called Śāka, around which the people live in continual reliance, and holy settlements where Śiva (Śaṅkara) is worshipped.