Shloka 32

Measure of the Three Worlds, Planetary Spheres, and Sūrya as the Root of Trailokya

Devanagari script

द्वितीये ऽक्षे तु तच्चक्रं संस्थितं मानसाचले / हयाश्च सप्त छन्दांसि तन्नामानि निबोधत

Transliteration

dvitīye 'kṣe tu taccakraṃ saṃsthitaṃ mānasācale / hayāśca sapta chandāṃsi tannāmāni nibodhata

Translation

Auf der zweiten Achse ist jenes Rad auf dem Berge Mānasā gegründet. Und es gibt sieben Pferde — sie sind die sieben vedischen Metren; vernimm ihre Namen.

Word by Word

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; सप्तमी एकवचनम् (masculine locative singular)

• अक्षे: in the axle
• अक्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; सप्तमी एकवचनम् (masculine locative singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (neuter nom/acc singular)

• चक्रम्: wheel
• चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (neuter nom/acc singular)

• संस्थितम्: placed/situated
• संस्थितम्: Pradhāna-nirdeśa (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (past participle; neuter nom/acc singular)

• मानस-अचले: on Mount Mānas(a)
• मानस-अचले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस + अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; सप्तमी एकवचनम् (masculine locative singular); मानसः अचलः (Mount Mānas(a))

• हयाः: horses
• हयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masculine nominative plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषणम्; अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• छन्दांसि: meters (Vedic metres)
• छन्दांसि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (neuter nom/acc plural)

• तत्: of those
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; षष्ठी बहुवचनम् (neuter genitive plural)

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (neuter nom/acc plural)

• निबोधत: learn/understand
• निबोधत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (imperative); मध्यमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (2nd person plural, imperative, parasmaipada)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse; traditionally Sūta conveying the sages' dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mānasā Mountain
• Chandas (Vedic metres)
• Seven horses (Sapta-haya)
• Wheel/Chakra (Cosmic wheel imagery)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By presenting the cosmos as an ordered “wheel” with Vedic chandas as its horses, the verse points to an intelligible, law-governed manifestation—suggesting an underlying conscious principle that supports and coordinates cosmic order.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports contemplative practice through symbolic visualization: meditating on the cosmic wheel (cakra) and aligning one’s breath/recitation with Vedic metres (chandas), a traditional aid for mantra-japa and dhyāna grounded in śruti rhythm.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Indirectly: the shared Purāṇic cosmology and Vedic chandas symbolism functions as common theological ground, consistent with the Kurma Purana’s tendency to integrate Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva frameworks within a single sacred order.