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Shloka 13

Pātāla-varṇana (Nārada’s Description of the Netherworld) / पातालवर्णनम्

ज्योत्स्नाकालीति यामाहुर्द्धितीयां रूपत: श्रियम्‌ । अदित्याश्वैव य: पुत्रो ज्येष्ठ: श्रेष्ठ: कृत: स्मृत:

jyotsnākālīti yām āhur dvitīyāṁ rūpataḥ śriyam | adityāśvaiva yaḥ putro jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ kṛtaḥ smṛtaḥ ||

যাকে লোকেরা ‘জ্যোৎস্নাকালী’ বলে, সে সোমের দ্বিতীয় কন্যা; রূপে সে যেন স্বয়ং শ্রী (লক্ষ্মী)। সে অদিতির জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র সূর্যদেবকে শ্রেষ্ঠ স্বামী বলে বরণ ও স্বীকার করেছে।

ज्योत्स्नाकालीJyotsnākālī (name)
ज्योत्स्नाकाली:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्योत्स्नाकाली
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
याwho (she)
या:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आहुःthey call / have called
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect, Third, Plural
द्वितीयाम्the second (one)
द्वितीयाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीय
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
रूपतःin appearance / by form
रूपतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootरूप
श्रियम्Śrī, Lakṣmī (prosperity/goddess)
श्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अदित्याःof Aditi
अदित्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्येष्ठःeldest
ज्येष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रेष्ठःbest, excellent
श्रेष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृतःmade, appointed
कृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
स्मृतःremembered, known as
स्मृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

कण्व उवाच

कण्व (Kaṇva)
ज्योत्स्नाकाली (Jyotsnākālī)
श्री/लक्ष्मी (Śrī/Lakṣmī)
अदिति (Aditi)
सूर्य (Sūrya)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the traditional ideal of recognizing excellence and auspiciousness (śrī) in rightful alliances: a woman of radiant beauty is paired with the foremost divine figure, reflecting a worldview where social and cosmic order are mirrored through appropriate, merit-aligned relationships.

Kaṇva is describing a lineage detail: he identifies the second daughter named Jyotsnākālī, praises her beauty as Lakṣmī-like, and states that she has taken as her husband Sūrya, the eldest son of the goddess Aditi, renowned as the foremost.