Shloka 120

Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Kokāmukha Tīrtha, Varāha’s Aid, and the Arrival of Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

गंगा सरस्वती चैव नाद्या याताश्च कन्यकाः । इंद्राणी चंद्रपत्नी तु रोहिणी शशिनः प्रियाः

Transliteration

gaṃgā sarasvatī caiva nādyā yātāśca kanyakāḥ | iṃdrāṇī caṃdrapatnī tu rohiṇī śaśinaḥ priyāḥ

Translation

গঙ্গা ও সরস্বতী, আর নাদ্যা নদীতে গমনকারী কন্যাগণ; ইন্দ্রাণী এবং চন্দ্রের পত্নী রোহিণী—যিনি শশির প্রিয়া—(তাঁরাও ছিলেন)।

Word by Word

• गङ्गा: Ganga
• गङ्गा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सरस्वती: Sarasvati
• सरस्वती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• नाद्याः: from the rivers
• नाद्याः: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), बहुवचन

• याताः: gone/come (having gone)
• याताः: Karta (कर्ता/subject-predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (past participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचन (agreeing with implied स्त्रियः/कन्यकाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कन्यकाः: maidens/young women
• कन्यकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इन्द्राणी: Indrani
• इन्द्राणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चन्द्रपत्नी: the wife of the Moon
• चन्द्रपत्नी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): चन्द्रस्य पत्नी; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-अव्यय (adversative/emphatic particle)

• रोहिणी: Rohini
• रोहिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शशिनः: of the Moon
• शशिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रियाः: beloved (ones)
• प्रियाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (agreeing with implied स्त्रियः/कन्यकाः)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative enumeration within Adhyaya 16; speaker not explicit in the provided single-verse excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; याताश्च = याताः + च; शशिनः प्रियाः: genitive + adjective (implied स्त्रियः/कन्यकाः).

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Sarasvatī
• Nadyā
• Indrāṇī
• Candra (Śaśin)

FAQs

What is the main point of this verse in context?

It lists revered rivers and divine feminine figures (Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī, Indrāṇī, Rohiṇī), functioning as an enumerative reference that links sacred geography with celestial lineages.

Who is Rohiṇī described here?

Rohiṇī is identified as candrapatnī—one of the Moon’s consorts—called priyā, ‘beloved,’ of Śaśin (the Moon).

Does this verse teach a direct ethical or bhakti lesson?

Not directly; it is primarily descriptive. Indirectly, such lists elevate remembrance of sacred rivers and devas/devīs, supporting a Purāṇic culture of reverence (śraddhā) toward tīrthas and divine beings.