Shloka 8

Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages

Sanskrit

चक्रे नामान्यथैतानि स्थानान्येषाञ्चकार ह ।

सूर्यो जलं मही वह्निर्वायुराकाशमेव च ॥

Transliteration

cakre nāmāny athaitāni sthānāny eṣāṁ cakāra ha / sūryo jalaṁ mahī vahnir vāyur ākāśam eva ca

Translation

یوں اُس نے اُن ناموں کو قائم کیا اور اُن کے مقامات بھی مقرر کیے—سورج، پانی، زمین، آگ، ہوا اور نیز آکاش (اثیر)۔

Word by Word

• cakre: made/assigned
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: 'then/now')

• etāni: these
• etāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative adjective)

• sthānāni: stations/abodes
• sthānāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• cakāra: made/created
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ha: indeed/it is said
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक निपात (particle used in narration/emphasis)

• sūryaḥ: the Sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (also possible द्वितीया; here as nominative in list)

• mahī: earth
• mahī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vahniḥ: fire
• vahniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ākāśam: space/ether
• ākāśam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (also possible द्वितीया; here as nominative in list)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle: 'indeed/just')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: 'and')

Speakers

• Narrative voice; Brahmā assigning cosmic stations

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Rudra/Śiva (as eightfold)

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Elemental correspondences
• Rudra in cosmic domains

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divinity is presented as immanent in the cosmos: the Rudra principle is not remote but stationed in fundamental constituents and regulators of life.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga: cosmological mapping of deity onto elemental and luminous domains.

What is the esoteric significance?

Placing Rudra in sun and elements supports an inner reading: the same forces operate in the body (heat, breath, space, fluids), making worship simultaneously cosmic and yogic.