Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 17

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

तत्र देवो गिरितटे दिव्यधातुविभूषिते

Transliteration

tatra devo giritaṭe divyadhātuvibhūṣite

Translation

Doon, sa gilid ng bundok na pinalamutian ng mga kahanga-hangang kislap ng mga mineral, naroon ang banal na nilalang—inihahanda ang tagpo para sa isang sagradong pagtatagpo sa pook na may likás na kadalisayan at mapalad na mga palatandaan.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरितटे: on the mountainside / on the slope of the mountain
• गिरितटे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरितट
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिव्यधातुविभूषिते: adorned with divine minerals
• दिव्यधातुविभूषिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्यधातुविभूषित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• deva (a divine being)
• giri-taṭa (mountainside)
• divya-dhātu (wondrous minerals/ores)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.