Shloka 10

Narmadā

Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins

Devanagari script

गंधर्वः शुकसंगीतिस्तस्य कन्या प्रमोहिनी । सुशीलस्य सुशीला च सुस्वरा स्वरवेदिनः

Transliteration

gaṃdharvaḥ śukasaṃgītistasya kanyā pramohinī | suśīlasya suśīlā ca susvarā svaravedinaḥ

Translation

শুকসংগীতি নামে এজন গন্ধৰ্ব আছিল; তেওঁৰ কন্যা আছিল প্ৰমোহিনী। সুशीलৰ (সহধৰ্মিণী/কন্যা) সুশীলা, আৰু স্বৰবেদিনৰ কন্যা সুস্বৰা আছিল।

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वः: a Gandharva
• गन्धर्वः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (understood: 'there was a Gandharva')
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुकसंगीतिः: Śukasaṅgīti (name)
• शुकसंगीतिः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to गन्धर्वः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक) + संगीतिः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: "शुकस्य संगीतिः" (named/characterized by 'parrot-song')

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कन्या: daughter
• कन्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (understood: 'his daughter (was) ...')
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रमोहिनी: Pramohinī (name) / the deluding one
• प्रमोहिनी: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to कन्या)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + मुह् (धातु) → मोहिन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + ई (स्त्री प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); कृदन्त-नाम (agentive/causative sense: 'one who deludes')

• सुशीलस्य: of Suśīla
• सुशीलस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुशीला: Suśīlā (name)
• सुशीला: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (understood: '(there was) Suśīlā ...')
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सुस्वरा: Susvarā (name)
• सुस्वरा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (understood: '(there was) Susvarā ...')
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुस्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वरवेदिनः: of Svaravedin (knower of musical notes)
• स्वरवेदिनः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation) (qualifying whose daughter Susvarā is)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदिन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: "स्वरान् वेत्ति" (knower of notes/tones) → 'of Svaravedin'

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शुकसंगीतिस्तस्य → शुकसंगीतिः तस्य.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva
• Śukasaṃgīti
• Pramohinī
• Suśīla
• Suśīlā
• Svaravedin
• Susvarā

FAQs

What is the main subject of this verse?

It lists names in a lineage-style catalogue: a Gandharva (Śukasaṃgīti) and his daughter (Pramohinī), along with Suśīla—Suśīlā and Svaravedin—Susvarā.

Does this verse teach a philosophical doctrine or a narrative detail?

Primarily narrative detail: it functions like a register of beings (especially music-associated celestial figures) rather than a doctrinal teaching.

Why are Gandharvas relevant in the Svarga-khaṇḍa of the Padma Purāṇa?

Svarga-khaṇḍa frequently describes heavenly realms and their inhabitants; Gandharvas are emblematic of celestial culture, especially music, and often appear in enumerations of divine or semi-divine lineages.