Shloka 62
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
ऋषिरुवाच एवं भवतु भद्रन्ते भद्रे प्रीतिमती भव ।
आरोपयामीन्दुमार्गे रेवत्यृक्षं कृते तव ॥
ṛṣiruvāca evaṃ bhavatu bhadrante bhadre prītimatī bhava | āropayāmīndu-mārge revatyṛkṣaṃ kṛte tava ||
Sang resi berkata: “Jadilah demikian, wahai yang membawa keberuntungan. O wanita mulia, bergembiralah. Demi engkau akan kuangkat dan kutetapkan asterisme Revati pada jalur Bulan.”
FAQs
The verse presents the ideal of benevolent ascetic power: tapas is not merely self-mortification but a capacity used to support dharmic life (here, an auspicious marriage).
Touches Sthāna (cosmic arrangement) alongside Vaṃśānucarita: it narrates an adjustment in the celestial order while serving a genealogical storyline.
Placing Revati on the Moon’s path can symbolize aligning mind (often linked with the Moon) with an auspicious ‘station’—stabilizing the psyche for rightful union and progeny.