Shloka 25

The Procedure for the Consecration of a Pond

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं च शिवं विष्णुं तत्रैव स्थापयेद्बुधः । विनायकं च विन्यस्य कमलामंबिकां तथा

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ ca śivaṃ viṣṇuṃ tatraiva sthāpayedbudhaḥ | vināyakaṃ ca vinyasya kamalāmaṃbikāṃ tathā

Translation

وهناك بعينه، على الحكيم أن يُنصّب براهما وشيفا وفيشنو؛ وبعد أن يضع فيناياكا، يُقيم كذلك كمالا وأمبيكا.

Word by Word

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa (Locative sense/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/just)

• sthāpayet: should स्थापित/should set up
• sthāpayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) ‘स्थापय-’; विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• budhaḥ: the wise person
• budhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vināyakam: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• vināyakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• vinyasya: having placed
• vinyasya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (absolutive) ‘विन्यस्य’ = having placed/arranged

• kamalām: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• kamalām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ambikām: Ambikā (Goddess)
• ambikām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya/Prakāra (Also/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (likewise/also)

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue frame).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatraiva = tatra + eva; sthāpayedbudhaḥ = sthāpayet + budhaḥ; kamalāmaṃbikāṃ = kamalām + ambikām (m + a sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• Ambikā (Devī)

FAQs

What ritual instruction is given in this verse?

It instructs a wise practitioner to install/enshrine key deities—Brahmā, Śiva, Viṣṇu—along with Vināyaka, and also to place Kamalā (Lakṣmī) and Ambikā (the Goddess) in the same sacred setting.

Does this verse reflect a specific theological style within the Padma Purana?

Yes. Although the Padma Purana has strong Vaiṣṇava sections, this verse presents a broad, inclusive devatā-arrangement typical of general pūjā-vidhi and Smārta-leaning multi-deity worship frameworks.

What ethical or practical lesson does the verse convey?

It emphasizes orderly, respectful worship—establishing divine presences properly and comprehensively—suggesting that wisdom includes completeness, balance, and reverence in religious practice.