Shloka 13

Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation

Sanskrit

भूर्लोकादिस्वर्लोकानां गणः पातालसंश्रयः ।

गतिस्तथार्कसोमादि-ग्रहर्क्षज्योतिषामपि ॥

Transliteration

bhūrlokādisvarlokānāṃ gaṇaḥ pātālasaṃśrayaḥ | gatis tathārkasomādi-graharkṣajyotiṣām api ||

Translation

بھورلوک سے سْورگلوک تک عوالم کا نظام، اور پاتال میں قائم زیریں عوالم؛ نیز سورج، چاند، سیاروں، نچھتروں اور دیگر روشن اجرامِ فلکی کی گردشیں—ان کی توضیح کیجیے۔

Word by Word

• bhūr-loka-ādi-svar-lokānām: of Bhūrloka etc. and Svargaloka
• bhūr-loka-ādi-svar-lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūr-loka + ādi + svar-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘भूर्लोकादि-स्वर्लोकानाम्’ = of Bhūrloka etc. and Svargaloka)

• gaṇaḥ: group/collection
• gaṇaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pātāla-saṃśrayaḥ: resting on/connected with Pātāla
• pātāla-saṃśrayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pātāla + saṃśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘पातालं संश्रयः यस्य’ in sense = having Pātāla as support/abode)

• gatiḥ: course/movement
• gatiḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• arka-soma-ādi-graha-r̥kṣa-jyotiṣām: of the luminaries—sun, moon, etc., planets and constellations
• arka-soma-ādi-graha-r̥kṣa-jyotiṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka + soma + ādi + graha + r̥kṣa + jyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (jyotis), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (enumerative determinative: ‘of the luminaries—sun, moon, etc., planets and constellations’)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

Speakers

• Inquirer (Jaimini in the common frame) questioning revered sages

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Surya
• Chandra

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Lokas
• Astronomy/Astrology (Jyotiṣa)
• Purāṇic universe

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The cosmos is portrayed as layered and law-governed; this supports the dharmic idea that actions have ordered consequences across realms and times.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily cosmological elaboration under sarga/pratisarga; it provides the ‘world-structure’ within which manvantara and dynastic histories unfold.

What is the esoteric significance?

Lokas can map to states of consciousness; the ‘courses’ of luminaries point to cyclic rhythms of mind and prāṇa, useful for timing rites and inner practice.