Shloka 15
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice and the Manifestation of Sarasvatī
with Tīrtha-Merit Teachings
त्रयोदशः शालिशिराः पर्जन्यश्च चतुर्दशः । कलिः पंचदशश्चात्र तारकश्चात्र षोडशः
trayodaśaḥ śāliśirāḥ parjanyaśca caturdaśaḥ | kaliḥ paṃcadaśaścātra tārakaścātra ṣoḍaśaḥ
ఇక్కడ పదమూడవది శాలిశిర, పద్నాలుగవది పర్జన్య; పదిహేనవది ఇక్కడ కలి, పదహారవది ఇక్కడ తారకుడు।
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent list within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 18)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: parjanyaś ca → parjanyaḥ + ca; paṃcadaśaś cātra → paṃcadaśaḥ + ca + atra; tārakaś cātra → tārakaḥ + ca + atra.
FAQs
It serves as an enumerative verse, identifying items 13–16 in an ongoing list (Śāliśira, Parjanya, Kali, and Tāraka) to preserve the sequence and structure of the chapter’s catalog.
Not necessarily. In list-verses, names can denote a personified entity, a designation, or a member of a set; without the surrounding verses, it cannot be confidently equated with Kali-yuga.
They should be read as specific named entries in the chapter’s ordered set; additional identification (deity, epithet, or technical category) depends on the larger passage in Adhyaya 18.