Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 14

Sumanā and Somaśarmā: Tapas at the Kapilā–Revā Confluence and the Theophany of Hari

Devanagari script

महामौक्तिकहारेण इंदुवर्णानुकारिणा । कौस्तुभेनापि रत्नेन द्योतमानं जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

mahāmauktikahāreṇa iṃduvarṇānukāriṇā | kaustubhenāpi ratnena dyotamānaṃ janārdanam

Translation

وكان جناردانا (فيشنو) متلألئًا، متزيّنًا بعقدٍ عظيم من اللؤلؤ يشبه لون القمر، ومتوهّجًا أيضًا بجوهرة كاوستوبه.

Word by Word

• महामौक्तिकहारेण: with a great pearl-necklace
• महामौक्तिकहारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मौक्तिक + हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (instr. sg. masc.)

• इन्दुवर्णानुकारिणा: resembling the moon’s color
• इन्दुवर्णानुकारिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्दुवर्ण + अनुकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (instr. sg. masc.)

• कौस्तुभेन: with the Kaustubha (gem)
• कौस्तुभेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौस्तुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instr. sg. masc.)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• रत्नेन: with the jewel
• रत्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instr. sg. neut.)

• द्योतमानम्: shining, radiant
• द्योतमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्योत् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (acc. sg. neut.)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. masc.)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within the chapter)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: इंदु→इन्दु; कौस्तुभेनापि = कौस्तुभेन + अपि.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Kaustubha

FAQs

Who is Janārdana in this verse?

Janārdana is a common epithet of Viṣṇu, portraying him as the divine Lord who removes afflictions and protects beings.

What is the Kaustubha jewel mentioned here?

Kaustubha is the famed jewel traditionally said to rest on Viṣṇu’s chest, symbolizing divine splendor and auspicious sovereignty.

What is the devotional emphasis of this description?

By highlighting Viṣṇu’s radiant ornaments, the verse supports a bhakti-oriented contemplation (dhyāna) of the Lord’s auspicious form (saumya-svarūpa).