Shloka 12
Names of Regions and Mountains: Ramaṇaka, Hiraṇmaya, Airāvata, and the Turn to Vaikuṇṭha
चंद्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो ज्योतिर्भूत इवावृतः । पद्मप्रभाः पद्मवर्णाः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणाः
caṃdramāśca sanakṣatro jyotirbhūta ivāvṛtaḥ | padmaprabhāḥ padmavarṇāḥ padmapatranibhekṣaṇāḥ
Trăng cùng các tinh tú hiện ra như được bao phủ bởi một khối quang minh. (Họ) rạng ngời như sen, sắc sen, và đôi mắt tựa cánh sen.
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चन्द्रमाः + च → चन्द्रमाश्च; स + नक्षत्रः → सनक्षत्रः; ज्योतिः + भूतः → ज्योतिर्भूतः; इव + आवृतः → इवावृतः
FAQs
It depicts the moon along with the constellation-stars, presented as if wrapped in radiance, using lotus-based imagery (color, glow, and lotus-petal-like eyes).
The lotus is a standard Sanskrit aesthetic and spiritual symbol for purity, beauty, and auspiciousness; it poetically conveys serene brilliance and divine refinement in celestial scenes.
This verse is primarily descriptive, contributing to the Purāṇic portrayal of the heavens and celestial phenomena through elevated poetic metaphors rather than an explicit ethical injunction.