Shloka 8

Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages

Sanskrit

चक्रे नामान्यथैतानि स्थानान्येषाञ्चकार ह ।

सूर्यो जलं मही वह्निर्वायुराकाशमेव च ॥

Transliteration

cakre nāmāny athaitāni sthānāny eṣāṁ cakāra ha / sūryo jalaṁ mahī vahnir vāyur ākāśam eva ca

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അവൻ ആ നാമങ്ങളെ സ്ഥാപിക്കുകയും അവരുടെ അധിഷ്ഠാനങ്ങളും നിശ്ചയിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു—സൂര്യൻ, ജലം, ഭൂമി, അഗ്നി, വായു, കൂടാതെ ആകാശം (ഖം)।

Word by Word

• cakre: made/assigned
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: 'then/now')

• etāni: these
• etāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative adjective)

• sthānāni: stations/abodes
• sthānāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• cakāra: made/created
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ha: indeed/it is said
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक निपात (particle used in narration/emphasis)

• sūryaḥ: the Sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (also possible द्वितीया; here as nominative in list)

• mahī: earth
• mahī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vahniḥ: fire
• vahniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ākāśam: space/ether
• ākāśam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (also possible द्वितीया; here as nominative in list)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle: 'indeed/just')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: 'and')

Speakers

• Narrative voice; Brahmā assigning cosmic stations

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Rudra/Śiva (as eightfold)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Elemental correspondences
• Rudra in cosmic domains

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divinity is presented as immanent in the cosmos: the Rudra principle is not remote but stationed in fundamental constituents and regulators of life.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: cosmological mapping of deity onto elemental and luminous domains.

What is the esoteric significance?

Placing Rudra in sun and elements supports an inner reading: the same forces operate in the body (heat, breath, space, fluids), making worship simultaneously cosmic and yogic.