Shloka 6

Devanagari script

यस्य मण्डलमध्यस्थो महात्मा परमत्विषा । दीप्त: समीक्षते लोकान्‌ किमाश्चर्यमत: परम्‌

Transliteration

yasya maṇḍalamadhyastho mahātmā paramatviṣā | dīptaḥ samīkṣate lokān kim āścaryam ataḥ param ||

Translation

Нāга сказал: «В самом средоточии солнечного диска пребывает Великий Самосущий, пылающий высочайшим сиянием и обозревающий все миры. Какое чудо может быть больше этого?»

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• मण्डल-मध्य-स्थः: situated in the middle of the orb
• मण्डल-मध्य-स्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डल + मध्य + स्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परम-त्विषा: by supreme radiance
• परम-त्विषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + त्विष्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• दीप्तः: shining, blazing
• दीप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समीक्षते: observes, looks upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईक्ष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• लोकान्: worlds, beings
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• किम्: what?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आश्चर्यम्: wonder, marvel
• आश्चर्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अतः: than this, from this
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• परम्: greater, beyond
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नाग उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nāga (speaker)
• Sūrya (Sun-god)
• Sūryamaṇḍala (solar orb)
• Lokāḥ (the worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse points to a dharmic-metaphysical vision: a supreme, luminous principle (the great Self) is present at the heart of the cosmic order (symbolized by the sun) and oversees all worlds. Recognizing this indwelling, all-seeing divinity cultivates reverence, moral restraint, and alignment with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Nāga speaker highlights a cosmic marvel: within the sun’s disk dwells a radiant great being who observes all realms. The statement functions as a rhetorical climax—declaring that no greater wonder exists—within a discourse that emphasizes the grandeur and governance of the universe.