Shloka 17
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
Devanagari script
तत्र देवो गिरितटे दिव्यधातुविभूषिते
Transliteration
tatra devo giritaṭe divyadhātuvibhūṣite
Translation
そこには、霊妙なる鉱石の輝きに飾られた山の斜面に、神なる御方がまします——自然の清浄と吉兆にしるされた地に、聖なる邂逅の舞台が整えられていた。
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गिरितटेon the mountainside / on the slope of the mountain
गिरितटे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगिरितट
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दिव्यधातुविभूषितेadorned with divine minerals
दिव्यधातुविभूषिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्यधातुविभूषित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
deva (a divine being)G
giri-taṭa (mountainside)D
divya-dhātu (wondrous minerals/ores)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
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.
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.