Shloka 7

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

दिग्भिश्चैव विदिग्भिश्च नदीभिः सागरैस्तथा । नक्षत्रैश्च मुहूर्तैश्च खचरैश्च महाग्रहैः

Transliteration

digbhiścaiva vidigbhiśca nadībhiḥ sāgaraistathā | nakṣatraiśca muhūrtaiśca khacaraiśca mahāgrahaiḥ

Translation

—durch die Himmelsrichtungen und die Zwischenrichtungen, durch Flüsse und ebenso durch Ozeane; durch die Sternbilder (Nakṣatras) und die Zeitabschnitte (Muhūrtas), und durch die am Himmel wandernden Lichter und die großen Planeten.

Word by Word

• दिग्भिः: with the directions
• दिग्भिः: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विदिग्भिः: with the intermediate directions
• विदिग्भिः: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• नदीभिः: with rivers
• नदीभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सागरैः: with oceans
• सागरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चय/सादृश्यार्थ (likewise/also)

• नक्षत्रैः: with the stars/constellations
• नक्षत्रैः: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• मुहूर्तैः: with the muhūrtas (time-units)
• मुहूर्तैः: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• खचरैः: with sky-goers (celestial beings)
• खचरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (खे चरन्ति इति); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• महाग्रहैः: with the great planets
• महाग्रहैः: Sahakari (सहकारी) / Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (महान्तः ग्रहाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue frame).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दिग्भिश्चैव = दिग्भिः + च + एव; विदिग्भिश्च = विदिग्भिः + च; सागरैस्तथा = सागरैः + तथा; नक्षत्रैश्च = नक्षत्रैः + च; मुहूर्तैश्च = मुहूर्तैः + च; खचरैश्च = खचरैः + च.

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography and cosmic order described in the Padma Purana?

It lists a structured set of cosmic and terrestrial categories—directions, waterways, oceans, constellations, time-units, and planets—suggesting an encyclopedic mapping of the world that links space (dik), earth/waters (nadī, sāgara), and sky/time (nakṣatra, muhūrta, graha).

How does this verse relate to Bhakti or Vaishnava theology in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

This specific line is primarily cosmological and classificatory rather than explicitly devotional; in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa such listings often serve as a backdrop that frames divine order and governance, which later sections may connect to worship and dharma.

What is the ethical or practical lesson implied by enumerating directions, time, and celestial bodies?

By emphasizing ordered categories of space and time, the verse implicitly points to a cosmos governed by规律 (ṛta/dharma-like order), encouraging disciplined living—such as respecting proper times (muhūrtas) and recognizing one’s place within a larger, coherent universe.