Shloka 9
Gajendra's Deliverance — Gajendra’s Deliverance and the Protective Power of Remembrance (Japa)
Devanagari script
शालैस्तालैस्तमालैश्च सरलार्जुनपर्पटैः तथान्यैर्विविधैर्वृक्षैः सर्वतः समलङ्कृतः
Transliteration
śālaistālaistamālaiśca saralārjunaparpaṭaiḥ tathānyairvividhairvṛkṣaiḥ sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtaḥ
Translation
It was adorned on every side with śāla trees, tāla palms, tamāla trees, and with sarala pines, arjuna trees, and parpaṭa plants, as well as with many other kinds of trees.
Speakers
Narrative description within the Saromāhātmya section (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt).
Key Themes
Tīrtha landscape descriptionSacred ecology (vana-śobhā)Merit of holy places through their natural splendor
Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)
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