Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

सनन्दी सगणः सोमस् तेनासौ तन्न मुञ्चति क्रौञ्चद्वीपे तु सप्तेह क्रौञ्चाद्याः कुलपर्वताः

Transliteration

sanandī sagaṇaḥ somas tenāsau tanna muñcati krauñcadvīpe tu sapteha krauñcādyāḥ kulaparvatāḥ

Translation

因此，苏摩与萨难迪及其侍从众伽那同在，便不离弃那一职守。在鸠槃遮洲（Krauñca-dvīpa）此处有七座族山，以鸠槃遮为首。

Word by Word

• सनन्दी: Sanandī (a named attendant)

• स-गणः: together with the gaṇas (Śiva’s retinue)

• सोमः: Soma (the Moon-deity)

• तेन: therefore/for that reason

• असौ: he (Soma)

• तत्: that (duty/place/charge)

• न: not

• मुञ्चति: abandons/lets go

• क्रौञ्च-द्वीपे: in Krauñca-dvīpa

• तु: and/indeed

• सप्त: seven

• इह: here

• क्रौञ्च-आद्याः: beginning with Krauñca

• कुल-पर्वताः: kulaparvatas (clan/lineage mountains, principal ranges).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Sanandi
• Ganas
• Kraunca-dvipa
• Kraunca (mountain)

FAQs

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

By linking Soma and Śiva’s gaṇas with the ordered structure of dvīpas and kulaparvatas, the verse supports the Purāṇic idea that Śiva (Pati) upholds ṛta/dharma; Linga worship aligns the paśu (individual soul) with that cosmic order.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the governing principle behind stability and administration of the cosmos: even deities like Soma act within a higher ordinance, with Śiva’s gaṇas as instruments of that sovereign order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No direct pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is dharma-sthiti (steadfastness in one’s ordained duty), a foundational discipline that supports Pāśupata orientation—reducing pāśa (bondage) through ordered conduct under Pati’s governance.