Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

सर्वरत्नमयः श्रीमांस्त्रिकूटो नाम पर्वतः सुतः पर्वतराजस्य सुमेरोर्भास्करद्युतेः

Transliteration

sarvaratnamayaḥ śrīmāṃstrikūṭo nāma parvataḥ sutaḥ parvatarājasya sumerorbhāskaradyuteḥ

Translation

সকল রত্নময়, শ্রীসমৃদ্ধ ‘ত্রিকূট’ নামে এক পর্বত আছে; সে পর্বতরাজ সুমেরুর পুত্র এবং সূর্যের ন্যায় দীপ্তিমান।

Speakers

• Narrator to listener (speaker not named in the excerpt).

Key Themes

• Cosmography
• Sacred mountains
• Mythic genealogy of landscapes
• Radiance/tejas imagery

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Is Trikūṭa here a purely cosmic mountain or a terrestrial tīrtha-mountain?

The description ‘son of Sumeru’ and ‘made of all jewels’ is characteristic of Purāṇic cosmography, suggesting a primarily cosmic referent; however, Purāṇas often allow overlap where cosmic geography sacralizes terrestrial sites bearing the same name.

What is the function of calling a mountain ‘ratnamaya’ (made of jewels)?

It signals superhuman sacrality and abundance, marking the mountain as a liminal, divine-grade landscape suitable for gods, sages, and tīrtha potency rather than ordinary human habitation.

Why is Sumeru called ‘parvatarāja’ (king of mountains)?

Sumeru is the axial mountain in Purāṇic cosmology; calling it ‘king’ establishes hierarchical geography and legitimizes the prominence of other mountains (like Trikūṭa) through genealogical derivation.