Shloka 162

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

अयोमुखश्च विख्यातः सर्वतो धातुमंडितः । तमालवनगंधश्च पर्वतो मलयः शुभः

Transliteration

ayomukhaśca vikhyātaḥ sarvato dhātumaṃḍitaḥ | tamālavanagaṃdhaśca parvato malayaḥ śubhaḥ

Translation

Gunung Ayomukha termasyhur, berhias di segala penjuru oleh bijih-bijih mineral; dan gunung Malaya yang suci semerbak oleh harum rimbun tamāla.

Word by Word

• अयोमुखः: Ayomukha (mountain)
• अयोमुखः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयस् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ayasas mukham) — पर्वत-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विख्यातः: well-known
• विख्यातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्यात (कृदन्त; √ख्या ‘to be known’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त/क्त (past participle) विशेषण

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभाव/तद्धित-निपात (adverb: on all sides/everywhere)

• धातुमंडितः: adorned with minerals/ores
• धातुमंडितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धातु + मण्डित (कृदन्त; √मण्ड् ‘to adorn’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त/क्त विशेषण; समासः (धातुभिः मण्डितः)

• तमालवनगंधः: Tamāla-forest-scented (one)
• तमालवनगंधः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमाल + वन + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तमालवनस्य गन्धः) — पर्वत-विशेषण/नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मलयः: Malaya (mountain)
• मलयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); पर्वत-नाम

• शुभः: auspicious, splendid
• शुभः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within the chapter’s geographic/cosmographic account)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अयोमुखश्च = अयोमुखः + च; तमालवनगंधश्च = तमालवनगंधः + च.

Characters & Entities

• Ayomukha
• Malaya
• Tamāla (tree)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred regions in the Padma Purana?

It presents a Purāṇic geographic portrait where mountains are characterized by distinctive features—mineral richness (dhātu) and sacred, life-giving forests—forming part of the text’s broader cosmographic mapping.

How is Malaya mountain portrayed here?

Malaya is described as auspicious and perfumed by tamāla groves, emphasizing its fertile, fragrant, and revered natural environment.

Is there an ethical or spiritual lesson implied in this verse?

Indirectly, it highlights reverence for the natural world as sacred—mountains and forests are not merely physical landmarks but spiritually significant features within Purāṇic worldview.