Shloka 11

Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region

Sanskrit

शिरोहृदयमेड्ह्राङ्घ्रिहस्तैश्चाक्षित्रयान्वितः ।

तस्याप्यथैवं विषयाः विज्ञेया जगतः प्रभोः ॥

Transliteration

śirohṛdayameḍhrāṅghrihastaiś cākṣitrayānvitaḥ / tasyāpy athaivaṃ viṣayā vijñeyā jagataḥ prabhoḥ

Translation

Dikurniai kepala, hati, alat kelamin, kaki dan tangan—serta memiliki tiga mata—demikianlah juga wilayah-wilayah Tuhan alam semesta itu hendaklah difahami dengan cara ini.

Word by Word

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; समुच्चित-समासाङ्ग (enumeration member)

• हृदय: heart
• हृदय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; समुच्चित-समासाङ्ग

• मेढ्र: genital organ
• मेढ्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेढ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; समुच्चित-समासाङ्ग

• अङ्घ्रि: foot
• अङ्घ्रि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्घ्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; समुच्चित-समासाङ्ग

• हस्तैः: with hands
• हस्तैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; समुच्चित-समासाङ्ग

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• अक्षित्रय: three eyes
• अक्षित्रय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया/प्रथमा-समासाङ्ग (contextual member); एकवचन (समाहार); समासः—द्विगु (त्रयाणि अक्षीणि = ‘three eyes’)

• अन्वितः: endowed with; possessed of
• अन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + इ (धातु) → अन्वित (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः/जनार्दनः)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• अथ: then; and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक निपात

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• विषयाः: domains; regions; objects
• विषयाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• विज्ञेयाः: to be known; should be understood
• विज्ञेयाः: Kriya-samanya (क्रियासामान्य/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञेय (कृदन्त/तव्य)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/‘to be known’); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective of विषयाः)

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrator to interlocutor

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu (Janārdana) in a special form (Aśvaśiras)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Divine iconography
• Theophany

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divine form is presented as a cosmic template: the Lord’s body-parts signify comprehensive sovereignty over life-functions, implying reverence for the totality of existence as sacredly pervaded.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

The verse is theological-cosmographical: it elaborates the divine presence within world-description (supporting the Purāṇa’s created-order narrative).

What is the esoteric significance?

Three eyes signify triadic awareness (past-present-future; or the three guṇas seen through). The inclusion of generative power (meḍhra) signals that creation and preservation are integrated in the deity’s cosmic embodiment.