Shloka 17

Description and Measurements of Śākadvīpa

with Oceans, Mountains, Varṣas, and Rivers

Devanagari script

रेवती दिवि नक्षत्रं पितामहकृतो विधिः । उत्तरेण तु विप्रेंद्राः श्यामो नाम महागिरिः

Transliteration

revatī divi nakṣatraṃ pitāmahakṛto vidhiḥ | uttareṇa tu vipreṃdrāḥ śyāmo nāma mahāgiriḥ

Translation

ರೇವತೀ ದಿವ್ಯಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಒಂದು ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ—ಇದು ಪಿತಾಮಹ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ ವಿಧಿ. ಅದರ ಉತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ, ಹೇ ವಿಪ್ರೇಂದ್ರರೇ, ‘ಶ್ಯಾಮ’ ಎಂಬ ಮಹಾಗಿರಿ ಇದೆ.

Word by Word

• रेवती: Revatī
• रेवती: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नक्षत्रस्य नाम (name of a nakṣatra)

• दिवि: in heaven / in the sky
• दिवि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नक्षत्रम्: constellation / lunar mansion
• नक्षत्रम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पितामहकृतः: made by the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहकृतः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितामह + कृत (प्रातिपदिक: पितामह + √कृ + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विधिः-विशेषण (qualifies 'vidhiḥ')

• विधिः: arrangement / ordinance
• विधिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तरेण: to the north (of it)
• उत्तरेण: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Directional location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter usage), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); दिक्-सम्बन्धे 'to the north of' sense

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अवधान/विरोध (particle: 'but/indeed')

• विप्रेन्द्राः: O lords among brāhmaṇas
• विप्रेन्द्राः: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक: विप्र + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• श्यामः: Śyāma (name)
• श्यामः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (name) of the mountain

• नाम: by name
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नामार्थक-निपात (particle: 'by name')

• महागिरिः: great mountain
• महागिरिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागिरि (प्रातिपदिक: महा + गिरि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पितामहकृतो = पितामहकृतः (विसर्ग-लोप/पाठभेद); विप्रेंद्राः = विप्रेन्द्राः.

Characters & Entities

• Revatī (Nakṣatra)
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Śyāma (Mahāgiri)

FAQs

What does this verse convey about cosmic order in the Padma Purana?

It presents the nakṣatra system as part of a divinely instituted arrangement—an ordered cosmos attributed to Pitāmaha (Brahmā).

Why are a nakṣatra and a mountain mentioned together?

The verse links celestial mapping (Revatī in the sky) with directional terrestrial/cosmic geography (a great mountain to its north), reflecting Purāṇic cosmography that correlates heavens and sacred landscapes.

What ethical or spiritual lesson can be drawn from this verse?

It underscores reverence for ṛta/order—seeing the universe as structured and meaningful—encouraging humility and attentiveness to dharmic arrangement rather than randomness.