Shloka 163

Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa

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Devanagari script

कैलासं सकलं विंध्यं नीलं चैव महागिरिम् । कांचीं काशीं ताम्रलिप्तां मगधामाविलां तथा

Transliteration

kailāsaṃ sakalaṃ viṃdhyaṃ nīlaṃ caiva mahāgirim | kāṃcīṃ kāśīṃ tāmraliptāṃ magadhāmāvilāṃ tathā

Translation

کَیلاش، پورا وِندھیا سلسلہ، نیل پہاڑ اور مہاگیری عظیم جبل؛ اسی طرح کانچی، کاشی، تامرلیپتا، مگدھا اور آویلا بھی۔

Word by Word

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सकलम्: entire / whole
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कैलासम्/विंध्यम्’ इत्यादीनां विशेषणरूपेण (as “entire”)

• विंध्यम्: Vindhya (mountain)
• विंध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नीलम्: Nīla (mountain)
• नीलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पर्वतनाम)

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

• एव: also / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• महागिरिम्: the great mountain
• महागिरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: महा + गिरि (कर्मधारय); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काञ्चीम्: Kāñcī
• काञ्चीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्ची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काशीम्: Kāśī
• काशीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ताम्रलिप्ताम्: Tāmraliptā
• ताम्रलिप्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्रलिप्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नगरनाम)

• मगधाम्: Magadhā
• मगधाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मगधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आविलाम्: turbid / troubled
• आविलाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आविल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मगधाम्’ इति विशेषण

• तथा: likewise / also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue pair).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; मगधामाविलाम् = मगधाम् + आविलाम्.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Vindhya
• Nīla
• Mahāgiri
• Kāñcī
• Kāśī
• Tāmraliptā
• Magadhā
• Āvilā

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas and regions?

It presents a catalog-style listing of renowned mountains and cities/regions—linking major sacred landscapes (like Kailāsa and Kāśī) with historically significant places (like Magadhā and Tāmraliptā), reflecting the Purāṇic practice of mapping holiness onto the subcontinent’s geography.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: by naming celebrated sacred sites, it supports pilgrimage and remembrance of holy places—common devotional (bhakti) practices—though the verse itself is primarily geographical and does not explicitly teach a bhakti doctrine.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The ethical implication is reverence: honoring sacred landscapes and cultural centers encourages humility, gratitude, and disciplined conduct associated with visiting or remembering tīrthas; however, a clearer moral teaching would depend on the surrounding narrative context.