Verse 19

Sita

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

समस्तभुवनस्याधोभागे जलाकारात्मिका मण्डूकमयीति भुवनाधारेति विज्ञायते॥१९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

समस्त-भुवनस्य । अधो-भागे । जल-आकार-आत्मिका । मण्डूक-मयी इति । भुवन-आधारा इति । विज्ञायते ॥१९॥

IAST Transliteration

samasta-bhuvanasyādho-bhāge jalākārātmikā maṇḍūkamayīti bhuvanādhāreti vijñāyate ||19||

Translation

ସମସ୍ତ ବିଶ୍ୱର ଅଧୋଭାଗରେ, ଜଳାକାର ସ୍ୱରୂପିଣୀ ଦେବୀ ‘ମଣ୍ଡୂକମୟୀ’ ଏବଂ ‘ଭୁବନାଧାର’—ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ଆଧାରଶକ୍ତି—ବୋଲି ବୁଝାଯାଏ॥୧୯॥

Academic Translation

At the lower region of the entire universe, (She) whose essence is of the form of water is understood as “made of a frog,” and as “the support of the worlds.”

Verse Context

• Śakti as cosmic support (Ādhāra), Māyā/Prakṛti symbolism
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose