Shloka 89

सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्

Devanagari script

एवम् आवर्तमानास् ते तिष्ठन्त्य् आभूतसंप्लवात् सवितुर् दक्षिणं मार्गं श्रिता ह्य् आचन्द्रतारकम्

Transliteration

evam āvartamānās te tiṣṭhanty ābhūtasaṃplavāt savitur dakṣiṇaṃ mārgaṃ śritā hy ācandratārakam

Translation

Thus, revolving in this ordained manner, they continue until the dissolution of all beings; for they have taken refuge in Savitṛ’s southern course, extending up to the Moon and the stars.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — indeclinable adverb ‘thus’

• आवर्तमानाः: recurring, revolving
• आवर्तमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + वृत् (धातु) + शानच् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, nominative plural; शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त ‘returning/recurring’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Pronoun, masculine nominative plural

• तिष्ठन्ति: they remain/stand
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person plural

• आभूतसंप्लवात्: until the cosmic deluge
• आभूतसंप्लवात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + भूत + संप्लव (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — Masculine, ablative singular; अव्ययीभावः (‘आ’ उपसर्गार्थे ‘पर्यन्तम्/यावत्’ = up to) + ‘भूतसंप्लव’ (deluge of beings)

• सवितुः: of the Sun (Savitar)
• सवितुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Masculine, genitive singular

• दक्षिणम्: southern
• दक्षिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, accusative singular; विशेषणम् (मार्गम्)

• मार्गम्: path
• मार्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, accusative singular

• श्रिताः: having resorted to
• श्रिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रि (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, nominative plural; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘having resorted to’

• हि: indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/निश्चये निपात) — particle ‘indeed/for’

• आचन्द्रतारकम्: up to the moon and stars
• आचन्द्रतारकम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + चन्द्र + तारक (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: अव्यय (अव्ययीभावसमास) — ‘आ’ (up to) + ‘चन्द्रतारक’ (moon and stars); क्रियाविशेषणत्वेन ‘पर्यन्तम्’ अर्थे

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Duration and scope of the southern solar path (pitṛyāna) and its continuity until universal dissolution

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Beings revolving along the Sun’s southern course persist in that ordained circuit up to the lunar and stellar regions until the dissolution of embodied existence.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Contemplate impermanence even of heavenly attainments; prioritize liberation-oriented devotion and wisdom over merely cyclical rewards.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms graded cosmic realms as real within the Lord’s universe, yet still finite and dissolvable—pointing beyond to the eternal refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Sun)
• Chandra (Moon)
• Tārā (stars)
• Bhūta-saṃplava (cosmic dissolution)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Sun’s southern path (dakṣiṇa mārga) in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks a regulated cosmic course tied to cyclical time; the verse emphasizes that celestial motions proceed in an ordered pattern as part of the universe’s governance.

How does Sage Parāśara explain continuity until dissolution (bhūta-saṃplava)?

He frames cosmic movement as cyclical and sustained “until the deluge of beings,” indicating that order persists through vast epochs and ends only at pralaya.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when describing astronomy and time, the Purana’s underlying premise is that such order and cyclical stability rest upon the supreme sovereignty of Vishnu as the ground of cosmic law.