Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 14

Brahmā Counsels the Demigods; Journey to Kailāsa; Śiva’s Tranquility and Brahmā’s Praise

Devanagari script

मन्दारै: पारिजातैश्च सरलैश्चोपशोभितम् । तमालै: शालतालैश्च कोविदारासनार्जुनै: ॥ १४ ॥ चूतै: कदम्बैर्नीपैश्च नागपुन्नागचम्पकै: । पाटलाशोकबकुलै: कुन्दै: कुरबकैरपि ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

mandāraiḥ pārijātaiś ca saralaiś copaśobhitam tamālaiḥ śāla-tālaiś ca kovidārāsanārjunaiḥ

Translation

The whole of Kailāsa Hill is decorated with various kinds of trees, of which the following names may be mentioned: mandāra, pārijāta, sarala, tamāla, tāla, kovidāra, āsana, arjuna, āmra-jāti [mango], kadamba, dhūli-kadamba, nāga, punnāga, campaka, pāṭala, aśoka, bakula, kunda and kurabaka. The entire hill is decorated with such trees, which produce flowers with fragrant aromas.

Synonyms

• मन्दारैः: with mandāra trees
• मन्दारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पारिजातैः: with pārijāta trees
• पारिजातैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• सरलैः: with pine/deodar trees (sarala)
• सरलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• उपशोभितम्: adorned, beautified
• उपशोभितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• तमालैः: with tamāla trees
• तमालैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शाल-तालैः: with śāla and tāla trees
• शाल-तालैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल (प्रातिपदिक) + ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—द्वन्द्व (Dvandva): शालाश्च तालाश्च; पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• कोविदार-आसन-अर्जुनैः: with kovidāra, āsana, and arjuna trees
• कोविदार-आसन-अर्जुनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—द्वन्द्व (Dvandva): कोविदाराश्च आसनाश्च अर्जुनाश्च; पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 4.6.14 describe?

It describes the beauty and auspicious decoration of the sacrificial area, ornamented with many sacred trees and blossoms.

Who is speaking in Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 6?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these events to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, describing the setting around Dakṣa’s sacrifice.

Practical application: what can devotees learn from this verse’s description of the yajna setting?

That sacred acts are traditionally performed in a purified, uplifting environment—yet true sanctity ultimately depends on humility and devotion, not mere external grandeur.