Shloka 27

Adhyaya 53 — The Great Flood

Sanskrit

श्वेतश्च हरितश्चैव जीमूतो रोहितस्तथा । वैद्युतो मानसश्चैव केतुमान् सप्तमस्तथा ॥

Transliteration

śvetaś ca haritaś caiva jīmūto rohitas tathā | vaidyuto mānasaś caiva ketumān saptamas tathā ||

Translation

Śveta, Harita, Jīmūta, Rohita, Vaidyuta, Mānasa — und ebenso der siebte: Ketumān.

Word by Word

श्वेतःŚveta (name)

चand

हरितःHarita (name)

चand

एवindeed

जीमूतःJīmūta (name)

रोहितःRohita (name)

तथाlikewise

वैद्युतःVaidyuta (name)

मानसःMānasa (name)

चand

एवindeed

केतुमान्Ketumān (name)

सप्तमःthe seventh

तथाlikewise

Speakers

Puranic narrator (cosmography section)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

CosmologySacred GeographyGenealogySymbolic color/elemental naming

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The naming evokes natural qualities (colors, cloud, lightning), implying a worldview where human lineages and nature’s forces are mirrored, integrating society with the cosmos.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga-like cosmography with Vamśa (eponymous descent) as its organizing method.

What is the esoteric significance?

Color and weather-imagery can signify guṇic and elemental correspondences—realms differentiated by characteristic ‘tones’ of manifestation.