Shloka 137

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

विष्कंभपर्वतांस्तद्वत्सरांसि वनदेवताः । होमं जागरणं तद्वल्लोकपालाधिवासनम्

Transliteration

viṣkaṃbhaparvatāṃstadvatsarāṃsi vanadevatāḥ | homaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ tadvallokapālādhivāsanam

Translation

Ebenso werden die Viṣkambha-Berge, die (kosmischen) Jahre und die Waldgottheiten genannt; und gleicherweise die Riten des Feueropfers, das heilige Wachen sowie die Einsetzung/Anrufung der Lokapālas als waltende Schutzgottheiten.

Word by Word

• viṣkaṃbha: supporting (as name/epithet)
• viṣkaṃbha: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣkaṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद/विशेषणार्थ (supporting/prop)

• parvatān: mountains
• parvatān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तुल्य (likewise)

• sarāṃsi: lakes/ponds
• sarāṃsi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vana: forest
• vana: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (forest)

• devatāḥ: deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• homam: homa (fire-offering)
• homam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• jāgaraṇam: keeping vigil
• jāgaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक; जागृ धातोः भावनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तुल्य (likewise)

• loka: world
• loka: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (world)

• pāla: guardian
• pāla: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद (protector/guardian)

• adhivāsanam: installation/abiding (of the guardians)
• adhivāsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhi-vāsana (प्रातिपदिक; अधि+वस् धातोः भाव/कर्मणि नाम)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अधिवासनम् = 'investiture/installation/abiding over'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse provided (context required from adjacent verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: viṣkaṃbha+parvatān→viṣkaṃbhaparvatān (tatpurusha-like juxtaposition); parvatān+tadvat→parvatāṃstadvat (n→ṃ before t); tadvat+sarāṃsi→tadvatsarāṃsi (t+s assimilation); vanadevatāḥ treated as vana+devatāḥ (compound in sense); tadvat+loka...→tadvalloka... (t+l assimilation); lokapāla+adhivāsanam→lokapālādhivāsanam (ā+a→ā).

Characters & Entities

• Lokapālas
• Vana-devatās

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about the Padma Purana’s scope in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

It shows an encyclopedic sweep: alongside cosmographic items (mountains, time-cycles, nature-deities), it also lists ritual elements like homa (fire-offering), jāgaraṇa (vigil), and the invocation of Lokapālas.

Who are the Lokapālas referenced here?

Lokapālas are the directional guardians of the world (e.g., Indra, Agni, Yama, Nirṛti, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera, Īśāna), often invoked or installed in rites to sanctify space and protect the ritual domain.

What is the practical or ethical lesson implied by mentioning homa and jāgaraṇa together?

The pairing suggests disciplined worship: offering (homa) combined with sustained attentiveness (jāgaraṇa), implying that ritual efficacy is linked to steadiness, vigilance, and reverence rather than mere formality.