Shloka 39

यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly

Devanagari script

पुण्याश्न गन्धा: शब्दाश्न॒ तस्यां पार्थ समन्ततः । दिव्यानि चैव माल्यानि उपतिष्ठन्ति नित्यश:,कुन्तीकुमार! उस सभामें सदा सब ओर पवित्र गन्ध, मधुर शब्द और दिव्य मालाओंके सुखद स्पर्श प्राप्त होते रहते हैं

Transliteration

puṇyāś ca gandhāḥ śabdāś ca tasyāṃ pārtha samantataḥ | divyāni caiva mālyāni upatiṣṭhanti nityaśaḥ ||

Translation

Nārada sprach: „O Pārtha, ringsum in jener Halle sind stets reine Düfte und süße, glückverheißende Klänge gegenwärtig; und auch göttliche Blumengirlanden stehen unablässig bereit.“

Word by Word

पुण्याःpure, auspicious

गन्धाःfragrances

शब्दाःsounds

तस्याम्in that (hall)

पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)

समन्ततःon all sides, all around

दिव्यानिdivine, celestial

चand

एवindeed, just

माल्यानिgarlands

उपतिष्ठन्तिare present / attend / stand by

नित्यशःalways, constantly

कुन्तीकुमारO son of Kunti

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Pārtha (Arjuna)

the sabhā (royal assembly hall)

divine garlands (mālyāni)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an idealized royal space where sensory pleasures—fragrance, sound, and garlands—are portrayed as pure and auspicious, suggesting that true prosperity is associated with merit (puṇya), order, and refined, non-degrading enjoyment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the extraordinary qualities of a splendid assembly hall to Pārtha (Arjuna), emphasizing that within it, delightful fragrances, pleasing sounds, and divine garlands are constantly present on all sides.