Shloka 40

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

तस्मै शय्यासन दिव्यं देवह रत्नभूषितम्‌

Transliteration

tasmai śayyāsanaṁ divyaṁ devaharatnabhūṣitam

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “To him was presented a divine couch-seat, adorned with celestial jewels,” indicating the honor shown to a worthy recipient and the dharmic ideal of offering fitting hospitality and respect according to merit.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him/for him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, dative, singular

• शय्यासनम्: bed and seat (couch-seat)
• शय्यासनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्यासन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• दिव्यम्: divine, splendid
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• देवहरत्नभूषितम्: adorned with divine jewels
• देवहरत्नभूषितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवहरत्नभूषित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• divine couch-seat (śayyāsana)
• celestial jewels (deva-ratna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic conduct through appropriate honor and hospitality: offering a worthy person a fitting seat/resting place symbolizes respect, recognition of merit, and proper social-ethical order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhīṣma’s narration, someone is ceremonially honored by being given a splendid, divine couch-seat adorned with celestial jewels—an image of royal or sacred reception and esteem.