Shloka 6

Description and Measurements of Śākadvīpa

with Oceans, Mountains, Varṣas, and Rivers

Devanagari script

नैकधातुविचित्रैश्च पर्वतैरुपशोभितः । सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णैः सागरः परिमंडलः

Transliteration

naikadhātuvicitraiśca parvatairupaśobhitaḥ | siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇaiḥ sāgaraḥ parimaṃḍalaḥ

Translation

ആ സാഗരമണ്ഡലം നാനാ ധാതുക്കളാൽ വിചിത്രമായ പർവതങ്ങളാൽ ശോഭിതമായിരുന്നു; സിദ്ധന്മാരും ചാരണന്മാരും നിറഞ്ഞുകവിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• नैकधातुविचित्रैः: with many mineral-variegated (mountains)
• नैकधातुविचित्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न + एक + धातु + विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; न-पूर्वक-समासः ‘नैक’ (= अनेक); तत्पुरुषः (धातुभिः विचित्रैः)

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

• पर्वतैः: by/with mountains
• पर्वतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उपशोभितः: beautifully adorned
• उपशोभितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + शुभ् (धातु) → उपशोभित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘सुशोभितः’

• सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णैः: crowded with Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण + संकीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (सिद्धाः च चारणाः च) + संकीर्ण (सम् + कृ धातु, क्त)

• सागरः: the ocean
• सागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिमंडलः: circular/encircling
• परिमंडलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + मंडल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual description within the Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विचित्रैश्च = विचित्रैः + च; पर्वतैरुपशोभितः = पर्वतैः + उपशोभितः

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Sāgara (Ocean)

FAQs

What does this verse convey about Purāṇic geography?

It portrays a mythic-cosmographic world where the ocean forms an encircling expanse and is ornamented by mineral-rich mountains, emphasizing a sacred, ordered cosmos rather than a purely physical map.

Who are the Siddhas and Cāraṇas mentioned here?

Siddhas are perfected, accomplished beings (often associated with yogic attainments), and Cāraṇas are celestial bards/attendants who move through the divine realms, here depicted as populating the cosmic oceanic region.

Is there a theological emphasis in this verse beyond description?

Indirectly, yes: by depicting the cosmos as filled with exalted beings and wondrous features, the text frames creation as sacred and inhabited by higher orders of life, supporting a devotional and reverential view of the universe.