Shloka 172

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

महासेनगिरिश्चैव पारियात्रश्च पर्वतः । चक्रवांश्च गिरिश्रेष्ठो वाराहश्चैव पर्वतः

Transliteration

mahāsenagiriścaiva pāriyātraśca parvataḥ | cakravāṃśca giriśreṣṭho vārāhaścaiva parvataḥ

Translation

Y están el monte Mahāsena y el monte Pāriyātra; y Cakravān, el mejor de los montes, y también el monte Vārāha.

Word by Word

• महासेन-गिरिः: Mahāsena mountain
• महासेन-गिरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासेन (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (महासेनस्य गिरिः / महासेन-नामकः गिरिः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• पारियात्रः: Pāriyātra (mountain)
• पारियात्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारियात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चक्रवान्: Cakravān (name)
• चक्रवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्/वतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (name/possessor-form)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• गिरि-श्रेष्ठः: best of mountains
• गिरि-श्रेष्ठः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गिरीणां श्रेष्ठः)

• वाराहः: Vārāha (mountain)
• वाराहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: महासेनगिरिश्चैव = महासेन-गिरिः + च + एव; पारियात्रश्च = पारियात्रः + च; चक्रवांश्च = चक्रवान् + च; गिरिश्रेष्ठो = गिरि-श्रेष्ठः; वाराहश्चैव = वाराहः + च + एव.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāsena
• Pāriyātra
• Cakravān
• Vārāha

FAQs

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

It functions as a catalog of notable mountains, reflecting the Purana’s cosmographic style—mapping sacred and renowned features of the world through named ranges and peaks.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

This specific verse is primarily geographical and does not directly teach bhakti; however, such lists often support pilgrimage and sacred-place traditions that later connect to devotional practice.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

No explicit ethical instruction appears in this single verse; its purpose is descriptive, contributing to a broader teaching context that would need adjacent verses to infer moral guidance.