Shloka 10

Devanagari script

विद्रुमो हेमशैलश्च द्युतिमान्पुष्पवांस्तथा / कुशेशयो हरिश्चैव सप्तमो मन्दराचलः

Transliteration

vidrumo hemaśailaśca dyutimānpuṣpavāṃstathā / kuśeśayo hariścaiva saptamo mandarācalaḥ

Translation

విద్రుమ, హేమశైల, ద్యుతిమాన్, పుష్పవాన్, కుశేశయ, మరియు హరి—ఇవి పర్వతాలు; ఏడవది మందరాచలము।

Word by Word

• विद्रुमः: Vidruma (name)
• विद्रुमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हेमशैलः: Hemaśaila (Golden-mountain; name)
• हेमशैलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'हेमस्य शैलः'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/ conjunction

• द्युतिमान्: Dyutimān (name)
• द्युतिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुष्पवान्: Puṣpavān (name)
• पुष्पवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय/particle (likewise/also)

• कुशेशयः: Kuśeśaya (name)
• कुशेशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + शय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'कुशेषु शयते/कुशे शयः' (name)

• हरिः: Hari (name)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/ conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/particle

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• मन्दराचलः: Mandarācala (Mandara mountain; name)
• मन्दराचलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'मन्दरः अचलः'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic stability through dhāraṇa: mountains as supports/boundaries; Mandara as archetype of steadfastness amid churn (implicit).

Vedantic Theme: Jagat as ordered manifestation; steadfastness (dhṛti) as a sattvic virtue mirrored in nature’s forms.

Application: Contemplate ‘Mandara-like’ steadiness in practice: maintain vows, routine, and ethical boundaries despite life’s churn.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain range (dvīpa/varṣa boundary markers)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.56 (mountain and river lists across dvīpas)

Characters & Entities

• Vidruma
• Hemaśaila
• Dyutimān
• Puṣpavān
• Kuśeśaya
• Hari
• Mandara

FAQs

What is the importance of listing these mountains in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional cosmographical catalogue, mapping sacred geography through named mountains, culminating here with Mandara as the seventh.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey or afterlife mechanics; it contributes instead to the Purana’s broader cosmological setting used elsewhere to frame spiritual and ritual teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for studying Purāṇic cosmology and sacred geography, strengthening scriptural literacy that supports informed ritual and dharmic practice.