Shloka 29

Devanagari script

शिशुमारस् तु यः प्रोक्तः स ध्रुवो यत्र तिष्ठति संनिवेशं च तस्यापि शृणुष्व मुनिसत्तम

Transliteration

śiśumāras tu yaḥ proktaḥ sa dhruvo yatra tiṣṭhati saṃniveśaṃ ca tasyāpi śṛṇuṣva munisattama

Translation

Ang anyong makalangit na tinawag na Śiśumāra na aking nabanggit—doon nga nakatindig nang di matinag si Dhruva. Makinig ka rin, O pinakadakila sa mga pantas, sa maayos na pagkakaayos ng Śiśumāra na iyon.

Word by Word

• शिशुमारः: Śiśumāra (celestial form)
• शिशुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Contrast/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• यः: who/which
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; यत्-सम्बन्धि सर्वनाम

• प्रोक्तः: has been described/said
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ध्रुवः: the Pole(-star)/Dhruva
• ध्रुवः: Adhikarana (Reference/आधार-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: 'where')

• तिष्ठति: stands/remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• संनिवेशम्: arrangement/positioning
• संनिवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• तस्य: of it/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• मुनिसत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनीनां सत्तमः), सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The Śiśumāra celestial form and Dhruva’s fixed station; its arrangement

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: compassionate

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhruva is presented as the fixed cosmic pivot within the Śiśumāra configuration, emphasizing stability within universal motion.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate ‘dhruvatā’ (steadiness) in practice—keep a fixed spiritual center amid life’s movement.

Vishishtadvaita: A stable cosmic center suggests the Lord’s sustaining order (niyati) operating through sacred cosmic patterns.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Śiśumāra

FAQs

What is the significance of the Śiśumāra in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, the Śiśumāra is introduced as a structured celestial form whose arrangement will be explained, serving as a symbolic map of the heavens anchored around Dhruva.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Dhruva’s role in cosmic order?

Parāśara identifies Dhruva as the fixed point where the described celestial configuration is stationed, implying a stable pivot around which the cosmic motions are understood.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this cosmological context?

Though not named in this single verse, the Vishnu Purana frames cosmic structure and stability as expressions of supreme governance—an ordered universe that ultimately rests upon the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality (Vishnu).