Shloka 25

The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā

Devanagari script

सुकुमारवनं मेरोरधस्तात् प्रविवेश ह । यत्रास्ते भगवाञ्छर्वो रममाण: सहोमया ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

sukumāra-vanaṁ meror adhastāt praviveśa ha yatrāste bhagavāñ charvo ramamāṇaḥ sahomayā

Translation

He entered the forest called Sukumāra at the foot of Mount Meru, where Bhagavān Śarva (Lord Śiva) ever delights in pastimes with Umā.

Synonyms

• सुकुमार-वनम्: the tender/pleasant forest
• सुकुमार-वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—सुकुमारं वनम् (कर्मधारय)

• मेरोः: of Meru
• मेरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अधस्तात्: below
• अधस्तात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधस्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (spatial adverb)

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• आस्ते: dwells / sits
• आस्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शर्वः: Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रममाणः: sporting / enjoying
• रममाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्/Present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• उमया: Umā (Pārvatī)
• उमया: Sahartha (सहार्थ/associative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Meru
• Śarva (Śiva)
• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

Where is Sukumāra-vana mentioned in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

In Canto 9, Chapter 1, this verse describes Sukumāra-vana as a forest situated below Mount Meru.

What does this Bhagavatam verse say about Lord Śiva and Umā?

It states that Lord Śarva (Śiva) resides there, enjoying pastimes together with Umā (Pārvatī).

How can devotees apply the message of this shloka in modern life?

It encourages remembrance of sacred places and divine devotees like Śiva, cultivating reverence and devotion (bhakti) through hearing and contemplation.