Shloka 9

Puṣkara Invocation, the Dharma-Wheel at Naimiṣa, and the Padma Purāṇa Prologue

Devanagari script

उक्त्वा चैवमृषीन्सर्वानदृश्यत्वमगात्पुनः । गंगावर्तसमाहारो नेमिर्यत्र व्यशीर्यत

Transliteration

uktvā caivamṛṣīnsarvānadṛśyatvamagātpunaḥ | gaṃgāvartasamāhāro nemiryatra vyaśīryata

Translation

وبعد أن قال ذلك لجميع الرِّشيّين، عاد فاحتجب عن الأنظار. وهناك ملتقى دوّامات الغانغا، حيث تحطّم طوق العجلة (نِمي).

Word by Word

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'thus')

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ऋषीन्)

• अदृश्यत्वम्: invisibility
• अदृश्यत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-दृश्य-त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक्रियायाः कर्म (अगात्)

• अगात्: went, attained
• अगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/अओरिस्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb)

• गंगावर्तसमाहारः: the confluence/collection of Ganga's whirlpools (place-name sense)
• गंगावर्तसमाहारः: Adhikarana/Topic (Location/topic/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा-वर्त-समाहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाक्ये विषय/अधिकरणनिर्देशः

• नेमिः: rim
• नेमिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (क्वचित् पुं), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (relative adverb)

• व्यशीर्यत: was worn away, perished
• व्यशीर्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-शीॄ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैवम् = च एवम्; ऋषीन्सर्वानदृश्यत्वमगात्पुनः = ऋषीन् सर्वान् अदृश्यत्वम् अगात् पुनः; गंगावर्तसमाहारो = गङ्गावर्तसमाहारः; नेमिर्यत्र = नेमिः यत्र.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

It points to a specific sacred spot on the Gaṅgā characterized by powerful whirlpools/eddies (āvarta) and remembered through a mythic marker—an event where a “wheel-rim” (nemi) broke—typical of Purāṇic tirtha-identification.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: it sacralizes place through divine or extraordinary action and links remembrance of such places with reverence. In Purāṇic practice, honoring such tirthas supports devotional life even when explicit bhakti doctrine is not stated in the verse.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse underscores respectful transmission of sacred knowledge—after instructing the sages, the speaker withdraws (becomes invisible), suggesting that revelation is purposeful, measured, and entrusted to qualified listeners.