Shloka 16

Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region

Sanskrit

अत्राप्यायुḥ समं पूर्वैरत्रापि भगवान् हरिः ।

वराहरूपी पादास्यहृत्पृष्ठपार्श्वतस्तथा ॥

Transliteration

atrāpyāyuḥ samaṃ pūrvairatrāpi bhagavān hariḥ | varāharūpī pādāsyahṛtpṛṣṭhapārśvatastathā ||

Translation

Auch hier ist die Lebensspanne dieselbe wie in der östlichen Region. Auch hier ist der erhabene Hari (Bhagavān Hari) gegenwärtig, in der Gestalt des Ebers (Varāha), offenbar als Füße, Mund, Herz, Rücken und Seiten.

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• api: also
• api: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात): 'also'

• āyuḥ: lifespan
• āyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• samam: equal; the same
• samam: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्) with implied 'bhavati'

• pūrvaiḥ: with the former ones
• pūrvaiḥ: Karaṇa/Comparison (करण/तुलना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); comparative reference 'with the former/earlier (people)'

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• api: also
• api: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात): 'also'

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• varāha-rūpī: in the form of a boar
• varāha-rūpī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varāha (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) 'varāhasya rūpaṃ yasya' = 'having the form of a boar'

• pāda-āsya-hṛt-pṛṣṭha-pārśvataḥ: from (his) feet, mouth, heart, back, and sides
• pāda-āsya-hṛt-pṛṣṭha-pārśvataḥ: Apādāna/Adverbial (अपादान/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + āsya (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस् अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) formed with -tas (तस्) meaning 'from/at the side of'; dvandva base (द्वन्द्व) of body-parts: 'from the feet, mouth, heart, back, and sides'

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'thus/also'

Speakers

• Frame narrator (Purāṇic rishi voice) linking geography with Viṣṇu’s cosmic form

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Varāha

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Vaishnava Theology
• Avatar Doctrine
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divinity is not confined to heaven or temple; Hari pervades regions through specific forms. The equal lifespan motif underscores cosmic regularity and the law-like structure of creation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sthāna (placement/presence of the deity in regions) and a theological overlay often embedded in cosmography.

What is the esoteric significance?

The partitioning into ‘feet, mouth, heart, back, sides’ suggests a cosmic-body mapping: the world-regions correspond to limbs of the divine, implying that spatial order mirrors a sacred anatomy.