Shloka 18
Yuga-Lakṣaṇa and Varṣa-Pramāṇa Inquiry (युगलक्षण–वर्षप्रमाण–प्रश्न)
उच्चैर्गिरी रैवतको यत्र नित्यं प्रतिष्ठिता । रेवती दिवि नक्षत्रं पितामहकृतो विधि:,उसी द्वीपमें उच्चतम रैवतक पर्वत है, जहाँ आकाशमें रेवती नामक नक्षत्र नित्य प्रतिष्ठित है। यह ब्रह्माजीका रचा हुआ विधान है
uccair girir raivatako yatra nityaṃ pratiṣṭhitā | revatī divi nakṣatraṃ pitāmahakṛto vidhiḥ ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: “Sa lupain na iyon ay nakatindig ang matayog na bundok na Raivataka; at sa kalangitan sa ibabaw nito, ang bituing Revatī ay nananatiling nakapirmi magpakailanman—ganyan ang kautusang itinakda ni Pitāmaha (Brahmā).”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes a stable cosmic order (vidhi) attributed to Brahmā: celestial and terrestrial features—like a mountain and a fixed star—are presented as parts of an established, authoritative arrangement of the universe.
Sañjaya is describing a notable landmark—Mount Raivataka—and the ever-established presence of the star Revatī above it, as part of a broader descriptive passage that situates events within a mythic-cosmic geography.