Shloka 10

Gajendra's Deliverance — Gajendra’s Deliverance and the Protective Power of Remembrance (Japa)

Devanagari script

नानाधात्वङ्कितैः शृङ्गैः प्रस्रवद्भिः समन्ततः शोभितो रुचिरप्रख्यैस्त्रिभिर्विस्तीर्णसानुभिः

Transliteration

nānādhātvaṅkitaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ prasravadbhiḥ samantataḥ śobhito ruciraprakhyaistribhirvistīrṇasānubhiḥ

Translation

সেয়া নানা ৰঙৰ খনিজ-ৰেখাৰে অংকিত শৃংগসমূহে, চাৰিওফালে বৈ যোৱা প্ৰস্ৰৱণধাৰাই, আৰু ৰমণীয়তাত খ্যাত তিনিটা বিস্তৃত সানুৱে শোভিত আছিল।

Speakers

• Narrative description within the Saromāhātmya section (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt).

Key Themes

• Sacred topography (parvata-lakṣaṇa)
• Hydrology of a holy region (prasravaṇa)
• Aesthetic praise as a marker of sanctity

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does “nānādhātu-aṅkita” convey in Purāṇic geography?

It indicates mountains veined with ores and colored strata—an idiom for natural grandeur and abundance. In tīrtha contexts, such features also imply a ‘self-manifest’ (svābhāvika) sanctity: the land itself bears auspicious marks.

Why mention streams flowing on all sides?

Water is central to tīrtha identity. Even when a specific river is not named, “prasravat samantataḥ” signals a landscape suited for bathing rites (snāna), offerings (tarpana), and continuous purity through moving waters.

What might “three expansive ridges” refer to?

Without a proper name in the verse, it functions as a descriptive landmark—three prominent slopes/ridges that define the kṣetra’s boundaries or its scenic fame. Such triadic landmarks often help pilgrims recognize the site in traditional itineraries.