Shloka 12

Means to Attain Vaikuṇṭha: The Glory of House-Donation and the Viṣṇudūtas–Yamadūtas Episode

Devanagari script

संगेन सिंधुनाकांक्षी जनान्देवालयं गता । तत्र क्षणं सोपविष्टा तांबूलभक्षणं कृतम्

Transliteration

saṃgena siṃdhunākāṃkṣī janāndevālayaṃ gatā | tatra kṣaṇaṃ sopaviṣṭā tāṃbūlabhakṣaṇaṃ kṛtam

Translation

وبرفقةٍ من الناس، وقد اشتاقت إلى رؤية السِّندهو، ذهبت معهم إلى معبدٍ للإله. وهناك جلست لحظةً ومضغت التامبول (البتل).

Word by Word

• सङ्गेन: by association
• सङ्गेन: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — सङ्गेन (by association/with company)

• सिन्धुना: with the river (Sindhu)
• सिन्धुना: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — सिन्धुना (with/along the river)

• आकाङ्क्षी: desiring
• आकाङ्क्षी: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + काङ्क्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (desiring/longing)

• जनान्: people
• जनान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• देवालयम्: to the temple
• देवालयम्: Karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म (destination)

• गता: went / having gone
• गता: Kriyā (Predicate, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘she having gone’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (for a moment)

• सोपविष्टा: sat down
• सोपविष्टा: Kriyā (Predicate, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु + उप + विश् (धातु) + उपविष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘sat down’

• ताम्बूलभक्षणम्: chewing of betel
• ताम्बूलभक्षणम्: Karma (Object/event)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल + भक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियानाम (act of chewing betel)

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was done’ (impersonal/passive sense)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोपविष्टा = सा+उपविष्टा (सन्धि); देव+आलयम्→देवालयम्; ताम्बूल+भक्षणम्→ताम्बूलभक्षणम्.

Characters & Entities

• Sindhu
• Devālaya (temple)

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about pilgrimage culture in the Padma Purana?

It depicts temple-going as a communal act and links it with a desire to reach or behold a major sacred geography-marker, the Sindhu, reflecting how tīrtha-travel and devālaya worship were socially embedded.

Why is the Sindhu mentioned here?

The Sindhu functions as a prominent geographic and sacred reference point; the verse portrays the character’s intention or longing connected to that river while narrating movement toward a temple.

Is chewing tāmbūla presented as a ritual act in this verse?

The verse simply records the action after sitting briefly in the temple setting; without additional context it reads as a customary practice rather than an explicit ritual injunction.