Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda, Shloka 28

Origin of Jaleśvara Tīrtha and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva against Bāṇa/Tripura

Nārada’s Mission

Devanagari script

सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैर्विमानैः सर्वकामिकैः । मोदते चाक्षयं कालं सुचिरं कृतशासनः

Transliteration

sūryakoṭipratīkāśairvimānaiḥ sarvakāmikaiḥ | modate cākṣayaṃ kālaṃ suciraṃ kṛtaśāsanaḥ

Translation

Ruling with firmly established discipline, he rejoices for a very long, imperishable span of time in celestial vimānas, radiant like tens of millions of suns and granting every desired enjoyment.

Word by Word

• सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैः: with (vehicles) radiant like crores of suns
• सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + कोटि + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः — ‘सूर्यकोट्या प्रतीकाशाः’ (shining like ten million suns); ‘विमानैः’ इति विशेषणम्

• विमानैः: by/with aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वकामिकैः: fulfilling all desires
• सर्वकामिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + कामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः — ‘सर्वान् कामान् ददति’/‘सर्वकामप्रद’ अर्थे; ‘विमानैः’ इति विशेषणम्

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Discourse connector (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कालम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुचिरम्: for a very long time
• सुचिरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Duration/कालपरिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु + चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (accusative of duration) — ‘अतिचिरकालम्’

• कृतशासनः: one who has performed the prescribed rite/discipline
• कृतशासनः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः — ‘कृतं शासनं येन’/‘कृतशासनः’ (one who has performed the injunction/observance); कर्तरि विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the single-verse input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैर्विमानैः = सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैः + विमानैः (विसर्ग/रेफ-सन्धि लेखन); चाक्षयम् = च + अक्षयम्; कृतशासनः = कृत + शासनः (तत्पुरुष)

FAQs

What kind of reward is described in this verse?

It describes a heavenly reward: enjoyment in radiant vimānas (celestial vehicles/palaces) that grant all desired pleasures, lasting for an “imperishable” (akṣaya) period.

What does kṛtaśāsanaḥ imply about the person being described?

kṛtaśāsanaḥ suggests a person who has established proper rule or discipline—someone well-governed or a ruler who has instituted order—implying merit connected with righteous conduct and governance.

Is the verse teaching Bhakti or Karma here?

From this single verse, the emphasis is on karma-phala (results of merit) expressed as celestial enjoyment; explicit bhakti themes are not stated in the provided line.