Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 34

The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka

Devanagari script

ऋषिरुवाच तत: परस्ताल्लोकालोकनामाचलो लोकालोकयोरन्तराले परित उपक्षिप्त: ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ parastāl lokāloka-nāmācalo lokālokayor antarāle parita upakṣiptaḥ.

Translation

Thereafter, beyond the ocean of sweet water and fully surrounding it, is a mountain named Lokāloka, which divides the countries that are full of sunlight from those not lit by the sun.

Synonyms

• ṛṣiḥ: the sage
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); adverb (काल/देश)

• parastāt: beyond
• parastāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: parastāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); adverb (direction)

• lokāloka-nāmā: named ‘Lokāloka’
• lokāloka-nāmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lokāloka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); bahuvrīhi: लोकालोकं नाम यस्य सः (whose name is Lokāloka)

• acalaḥ: mountain
• acalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• lokālokayoḥ: of/between the (two) regions: loka and aloka
• lokālokayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lokāloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive/Locative (षष्ठी/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• antarāle: in the interval
• antarāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• paritaḥ: all around
• paritaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paritas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय); adverb (परितः = all around)

• upakṣiptaḥ: placed/laid down
• upakṣiptaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त, PPP), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with acalaḥ

Characters & Entities

• Lokāloka (mountain)

FAQs

What is Lokāloka mountain in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Lokāloka is the cosmic boundary-mountain described in Canto 5, marking the division between the illuminated, inhabited regions (loka) and the dark, uninhabited expanse (aloka).

Who describes Lokāloka mountain to whom in Bhagavatam 5.20?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this cosmological description to King Parīkṣit while explaining the structure and limits of the universe.

What is a practical takeaway from the Loka–Aloka boundary teaching?

It reminds a seeker that creation has ordered boundaries under divine governance, encouraging humility and faith while hearing sacred cosmology as part of bhakti-oriented śravaṇa.