Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तत्र देवो गिरितटे दिव्यधातुविभूषिते

Transliteration

tatra devo giritaṭe divyadhātuvibhūṣite

Translation

There, upon a mountainside adorned with wondrous mineral splendors, the divine being was present—setting the scene for a sacred encounter in a place marked by natural purity and auspiciousness.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरितटे: on the mountainside / on the slope of the mountain
• गिरितटे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरितट
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिव्यधातुविभूषिते: adorned with divine minerals
• दिव्यधातुविभूषिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्यधातुविभूषित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• deva (a divine being)
• giri-taṭa (mountainside)
• divya-dhātu (wondrous minerals/ores)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily establishes a sacred, elevated setting: divinity is associated with purity and auspicious natural spaces. Ethically, it frames the forthcoming discourse or event as occurring in a place conducive to dharmic insight and reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes the scene: a divine figure is situated on a mountainside glittering with extraordinary mineral riches, preparing the listener for a significant meeting or revelation in a sanctified landscape.