Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Purūravas Witnesses the Sports of Apsarases and Gandharvas; Attains the Grace...

Devanagari script

नानागन्धान्वितलतां नानागन्धसुगन्धिनीम् नानाविचित्रशयनां कुसुमोत्करमण्डिताम् //

Transliteration

nānāgandhānvitalatāṃ nānāgandhasugandhinīm nānāvicitraśayanāṃ kusumotkaramaṇḍitām //

Translation

Adorned with creepers rich in many fragrances, sweet-smelling with a variety of perfumes, furnished with many kinds of ornate resting-places, and embellished with heaps of flowers.

Word by Word

• nānā: many, various

• gandha: fragrance, perfume

• anvita: endowed with, possessed of

• latā: creeper, vine

• nānāgandha-sugandhinī: pleasantly fragrant with many scents

• nānā-vicitra: various and beautifully diverse

• śayanā: beds, couches, resting-places

• kusuma: flower

• utkāra/utkara: heap, mound, abundance

• maṇḍitā: decorated, ornamented, beautified

Speaker

• Suta Goswami (narration describing a setting within the Matsya Purana’s Vastu-oriented descriptive passage)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Garden design
• Royal pleasure-grove
• Aesthetic canons
• Ritual ambience

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a descriptive aesthetic passage highlighting an auspicious, sensorially rich environment—fragrance, flowers, and arranged resting places.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It reflects the ideal of maintaining orderly, pleasing, and auspicious surroundings—gardens, scents, and well-arranged resting spaces—associated with refined household/royal stewardship and hospitality.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It emphasizes Vastu-aligned ambience: fragrant vegetation, deliberate ornamentation, and designated resting platforms—features often recommended for palace/temple precinct comfort, beauty, and auspiciousness.