Shloka 17
Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)
Devanagari script
तत्र देवो गिरितटे दिव्यधातुविभूषिते
Transliteration
tatra devo giritaṭe divyadhātuvibhūṣite
Translation
அங்கே தெய்வீகத் தாதுக்களின் அற்புத ஒளியால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட மலைச்சரிவில் தேவன் வீற்றிருந்தான்.
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गिरितटेon the mountainside / on the slope of the mountain
गिरितटे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगिरितट
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दिव्यधातुविभूषितेadorned with divine minerals
दिव्यधातुविभूषिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्यधातुविभूषित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
deva (a divine being)G
giri-taṭa (mountainside)D
divya-dhātu (wondrous minerals/ores)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily establishes a sacred, elevated setting: divinity is associated with purity and auspicious natural spaces. Ethically, it frames the forthcoming discourse or event as occurring in a place conducive to dharmic insight and reverence.
Nārada describes the scene: a divine figure is situated on a mountainside glittering with extraordinary mineral riches, preparing the listener for a significant meeting or revelation in a sanctified landscape.