Shloka 63
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततस्तपः प्रभावेण रेवत्यृक्षं महामुनिः ।
यथापूर्वं तथा चक्रे सोमयोगी द्विजोत्तम ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tatas tapaḥ prabhāveṇa revatyṛkṣaṃ mahāmuniḥ | yathāpūrvaṃ tathā cakre somayogī dvijottama ||
Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: “Então, pelo poder de sua austeridade, aquele grande sábio—o primeiro entre os duas-vezes-nascidos, praticante do yoga lunar—restaurou e dispôs o asterismo Revati como era pretendido, de modo apropriado.”
FAQs
The Purāṇa legitimizes tapas as a sanctioned spiritual technology when wielded by a ‘dvijottama’ for dharmic ends, rather than for disruption or ego.
Sthāna (ordering of the cosmos) is explicitly invoked through rearranging an asterism; it remains embedded in Vaṃśānucarita as part of a lineage narrative.
‘Somayoga’ hints at mastery over the lunar principle—mind, time, and cyclicality—suggesting inner control that reflects outwardly as control over celestial cycles.