Shloka 29

सप्तद्वीप-सप्तसमुद्र-वर्णनम् तथा प्रियव्रतवंश-राज्यविभागः

Devanagari script

महाद्रुमस्य नाम्ना तु सप्तमं तन्महाद्रुमम् तेषां तु नामभिस्तानि सप्त वर्षाणि तत्र वै

Transliteration

mahādrumasya nāmnā tu saptamaṃ tanmahādrumam teṣāṃ tu nāmabhistāni sapta varṣāṇi tatra vai

Translation

第七个地域名为“摩诃树林”（Mahādruma）；而在那国土中，七个伐尔沙确实各以其名而立——世间的秩序被说为在主宰“帕提”（Pati）之下，有结构地显现。

Word by Word

• mahādrumasya: of (the one called) Mahādruma

• nāmnā: by name

• tu: indeed

• saptamam: the seventh

• tat: that

• mahādrumam: (is) Mahādruma

• teṣām: of those (regions)

• tu: indeed

• nāmabhiḥ: by the names

• tāni: those

• sapta: seven

• varṣāṇi: varṣas/regions

• tatra: there

• vai: certainly/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By presenting creation as precisely ordered (varṣa and name), the verse supports the Shaiva view that worship of the Linga aligns the pashu (soul) with Pati’s cosmic order, making devotion a means of harmonizing with Shiva’s governance of the worlds.

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

Although Shiva is not explicitly described here, the implied framework is that all named and bounded regions exist within a regulated manifestation—pointing to Shiva as Pati, the sovereign principle who upholds structure in sṛṣṭi while remaining transcendent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the practical takeaway is the sanctification of space through correct naming and remembrance, a common Purāṇic basis for tīrtha-oriented worship and disciplined contemplation.