Shloka 61

Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation

with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision

Devanagari script

सपर्वतद्रुमान्गुल्मान्लतावल्लीस्तृणानि च । विमानानि च दिव्यानि पुराणि विविधानि च

Transliteration

saparvatadrumāngulmānlatāvallīstṛṇāni ca | vimānāni ca divyāni purāṇi vividhāni ca

Translation

Kasama ang mga bundok, mga punò, mga palumpong, mga baging at gumagapang na halaman, at mga damo; gayundin ang mga makalangit na vimāna at sari-saring Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• सपर्वतद्रुमान्गुल्मान्लतावल्लीस्तृणानि: (all) grasses etc. along with mountains, trees, shrubs, creepers and vines
• सपर्वतद्रुमान्गुल्मान्लतावल्लीस्तृणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + पर्वत + द्रुम + गुल्म + लता + वल्ली + तृण (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः/समुच्चय-समासः (with mountains, trees, shrubs, creepers, vines, grasses)

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

• विमानानि: aerial cars; palaces
• विमानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• दिव्यानि: divine; celestial
• दिव्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• पुराणि: ancient; old
• पुराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• विविधानि: various; manifold
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

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

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सपर्वतद्रुमान्गुल्मान्लतावल्लीस्तृणानि = स + पर्वत + द्रुमान् + गुल्मान् + लता + वल्लीः + तृणानि (समुच्चय-प्रयोगः; पदान्त-नकार/अनुस्वार-लेखनभेद)

FAQs

What is the main idea of this verse?

It functions as a catalogue-like line, listing elements of the created order—natural features (mountains, vegetation) and also cultural/cosmic items (divine vimānas and various Purāṇas).

Why are Purāṇas mentioned alongside natural objects like mountains and trees?

The verse presents creation as including both the physical world and the structures of sacred knowledge and tradition; Purāṇas are treated as part of the divinely ordered cosmos.

Is there an ethical or devotional lesson directly stated here?

Not explicitly in this single line; its contribution is contextual—emphasizing the completeness of creation, which later frames religious duties and devotion as aligned with cosmic order.