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Shloka 9

दक्षिणा-दिक्, पितृपक्ष-प्रतिष्ठा, तथा कर्मगतिः — Suparṇa’s Cosmographic Instruction

अत एव च सर्वेषां पूर्वामाशां प्रचक्षते । ब्रह्मन्‌! इन्हीं सब कारणोंसे इस दिशाको 'पूर्वा' कहते हैं; क्योंकि अत्यन्त पूर्वकालमें पहले यही दिशा देवताओंसे आवृत हुई थी, अतएव इसे सबकी आदि दिशा कहते हैं ।।

ata eva ca sarveṣāṃ pūrvām āśāṃ pracakṣate | brahman! pūrvaṃ sarvāṇi kāryāṇi daivāni sukham īpsatā |

«ولذلك، يا براهمن، تُسمّى هذه الجهةُ “بورفا” أي الشرق. ولأنها في أقدم الأزمنة كانت أولَ ما أحاطت به الآلهة، قيل إنها الجهةُ الأولى والأصلُ لسائر الجهات. ومن ثمّ، فمَن يبتغي السلامةَ والهناء ينبغي له أن يبتدئ كلَّ الأعمال والطقوس المتعلّقة بالآلهة وهو مُستقبِلٌ الشرق—مقدّمًا الإلهيَّ ومُجريًا الفعلَ على نسقٍ ميمون.»

अतःtherefore, hence
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
एवindeed, just, certainly
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
पूर्वाम्eastern (direction) / prior
पूर्वाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
आशाम्direction, quarter
आशाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआशा
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
प्रचक्षतेthey call, they designate
प्रचक्षते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-चक्ष्
Formpresent (lat), 3rd, plural, ātmanepada
ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin / O Brahman
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

युपर्ण उवाच

युपर्ण (Yuparṇa)
ब्रह्मन् (a Brahmin addressee)
देवाः (the gods)
पूर्वा दिशा (the East)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the East is regarded as the primal direction because it was first associated with the gods in ancient time; therefore, those seeking welfare should begin divine/ritual acts facing the East, aligning practice with auspicious cosmic order.

Yuparṇa explains to a Brahmin why the eastern quarter is called ‘pūrvā’ and draws a practical rule from it: divine rites should be undertaken first in relation to the East by those who desire happiness.