Shloka 34

मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः

Devanagari script

नववर्षान्वितश्चैव नदीनदगिरीश्वरैः नववर्षं तु वक्ष्यामि जंबूद्वीपं यथातथम्

Transliteration

navavarṣānvitaścaiva nadīnadagirīśvaraiḥ navavarṣaṃ tu vakṣyāmi jaṃbūdvīpaṃ yathātatham

Translation

阎浮提洲确由九大区域（varṣa）构成，并有诸河流、溪涧与群山之主相随。今我将如实宣说阎浮提洲这九个varṣa的本相。

Word by Word

• नववर्षान्वितः: endowed with nine varṣas (regions)

• च एव: and indeed

• नदी: rivers

• नद: streams/river-channels

• गिरि: mountains

• ईश्वरैः: with their lords/rulers

• नववर्षम्: the nine varṣas

• तु: now/indeed

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall describe

• जम्बूद्वीपम्: Jambūdvīpa

• यथातथम्: as it truly is/accurately

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Jambudvipa

FAQs

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

It frames the cosmos as an ordered manifestation with presiding powers, preparing the devotee to approach the Liṅga as Pati (Lord) who governs and sanctifies all realms.

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

Implicitly, it presents a universe structured by īśvaras (lords); in Shaiva Siddhanta this points to Pati—Śiva—as the supreme regulator behind all subordinate rulers and natural forces.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative discipline—seeing sacred geography as a support for smaraṇa (remembrance) of Pati while navigating the world of pasha-bound pashus.