Shloka 22

The Greatness of the Gaṅgā: Purification, Ancestor Rites, and Liberation

Devanagari script

प्रासादा यत्र सौवर्णास्सर्वलोकोर्ध्वगाश्शिवाः । इष्टद्रव्यैः सुसंपूर्णाः स्त्रियो यत्र मनोरमाः

Transliteration

prāsādā yatra sauvarṇāssarvalokordhvagāśśivāḥ | iṣṭadravyaiḥ susaṃpūrṇāḥ striyo yatra manoramāḥ

Translation

هناك قصورٌ من ذهب، مباركةٌ ساميةٌ تعلو على جميع العوالم؛ وهناك نساءٌ فاتنات، جميلات الزينة، مكتملات بما يُشتهى من المتاع النفيس.

Word by Word

• pr1s1d1 25: palaces
• pr1s1d1 25: Karta ( 15 30 4d 24 43)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pr1s1da (pr1tipadika)
• Form: Masculine ( 45li 45ga: pu 43li 45ga), Nominative ( 63a 63 6dh
  2b/pratham1 vibhakti), Plural (bahuvacana)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikara7a ( 05 27 3f 15 30 23)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (avyaya)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (avyaya; deba-v1caka: 38 4d 25 3e 28 35 3e 1a 15)

• sauvar71 25: golden
• sauvar71 25: Vibe 63a7a ( 35 3f 36 47 37 23)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvar7a (pr1tipadika)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective qualifying pr1s1d1 25

• sarvaloka-
  6brdhvag1 25: rising above all worlds / very lofty
• sarvaloka-
  6brdhvag1 25: Vibe 63a7a ( 35 3f 36 47 37 23)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (pr1tipadika) + loka (pr1tipadika) +
  6brdhvag1 (pr1tipadika)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; tatpuru 63a compound; adjective qualifying pr1s1d1 25

• biv1 25: auspicious
• biv1 25: Vibe 63a7a ( 35 3f 36 47 37 23)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: biva (pr1tipadika)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective qualifying pr1s1d1 25

• i 63 6da-dravyai 25: with desired/choice goods
• i 63 6da-dravyai 25: Kara7a ( 15 30 23)
• Type: Noun
• Root: i 63 6da (pr1tipadika) + dravya (pr1tipadika)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (t 5bt
  2by1 vibhakti), Plural; tatpuru 63a compound

• su-sa 43p
  6br71 25: well-filled, fully furnished
• su-sa 43p
  6br71 25: Vibe 63a7a ( 35 3f 36 47 37 23)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- (upasarga) + sa 43p
  6br7a (pr1tipadika)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; karmadh1raya (intensifying/qualifying) compound; adjective qualifying pr1s1d1 25

• striya 25: women
• striya 25: Karta ( 15 30 4d 24 43)
• Type: Noun
• Root: str
  2b (pr1tipadika)
• Form: Feminine ( 45li 45ga: str
  2bli 45ga), Nominative (pratham1), Plural (bahuvacana)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikara7a ( 05 27 3f 15 30 23)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (avyaya)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (avyaya; deba-v1caka: 38 4d 25 3e 28 35 3e 1a 15)

• manoram1 25: charming, delightful
• manoram1 25: Vibe 63a7a ( 35 3f 36 47 37 23)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manorama (pr1tipadika)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; adjective qualifying striya 25

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Adhyaya 62)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: sauvar7125 + sarvaloka- +
6brdhvag125 + biv125: internal sandhi in the transmitted text normalized to sarvaloka-
6brdhvag125; i636dadravyai25 = i636da-dravyai25; susa43p
6br7125 = su-sa43p
6br7125.

FAQs

What is being described in this verse?

The verse depicts a splendid, auspicious realm characterized by golden palaces towering above other regions and by inhabitants enjoying abundance and refinement.

Does this verse teach Bhakti directly?

Not explicitly; it functions more as descriptive Purāṇic imagery of prosperity and auspiciousness, which often serves as a backdrop for later religious or ethical instruction in the chapter.

What ethical or philosophical idea can be inferred from the imagery?

The imagery highlights completeness and auspicious order (śiva) associated with higher realms—suggesting that harmony, abundance, and beauty are marks of a well-ordered, meritorious state of existence.