Shloka 4
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
अत्र पीत्वा समस्तान् वै वरुणस्य रसांस्तु षट् । जायते तरुण: सोम: शुक्लस्यादौ तमिस्रहा,अन्धकारका नाश करनेवाले चन्द्रमा वरुणके निकट रहकर छः: प्रकारके सम्पूर्ण रसोंका पान करके शुक्लपक्षकी प्रतिपदाको इसी दिशामें नूतनताको प्राप्त होकर उदित होते हैं
atra pītvā samastān vai varuṇasya rasāṁs tu ṣaṭ | jāyate taruṇaḥ somaḥ śuklasyādau tamisrahā ||
येथे वरुणाच्या सहा प्रकारच्या सर्व रसांचे पूर्ण पान करून अंधकारनाशक तरुण सोम (चंद्र) शुक्लपक्षाच्या आरंभी नव्याने उत्पन्न होतो.
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the waxing Moon as a symbol of lawful renewal: by receiving sustaining essences (rasas) in due order, light is restored and darkness is dispelled—an image of dharma as cyclical reestablishment of balance.
Yuparṇa describes a cosmological process: Soma (the Moon) stays near Varuṇa, drinks six kinds of essences, and then rises anew at the start of the bright fortnight, growing in brilliance as a remover of darkness.