Shloka 11

मेरु-प्रमाणम्, सप्त-पाताल-वर्णनम्, तथा अनन्त-शेष-तत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

भूषणान्य् अतिशुभ्राणि गन्धाढ्यं चानुलेपनम् वीणावेणुमृदङ्गानां स्वनास् तूर्याणि च द्विज

Transliteration

bhūṣaṇāny atiśubhrāṇi gandhāḍhyaṃ cānulepanam vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgānāṃ svanās tūryāṇi ca dvija

Translation

There were ornaments of dazzling brilliance and fragrant unguents rich with perfume; and, O twice-born one, the resonant sounds of the vīṇā, flute, and mṛdaṅga—along with other instruments—filled the scene.

Word by Word

• भूषणानि: ornaments
• भूषणानि: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अतिशुभ्राणि: very splendid/bright
• अतिशुभ्राणि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (very bright/white)

• गन्धाढ्यम्: rich in fragrance
• गन्धाढ्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (anulepanam)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अनुलेपनम्: unguents, ointment
• अनुलेपनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वीणावेणुमृदङ्गानाम्: of vīṇās, flutes, and mṛdaṅgas
• वीणावेणुमृदङ्गानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीणा (प्रातिपदिक) + वेणु (प्रातिपदिक) + मृदङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (of vīṇā, veṇu, mṛdaṅga)

• स्वनाः: sounds, tones
• स्वनाः: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तूर्याणि: musical instruments
• तूर्याणि: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Sensory splendors present in Pātāla

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: descriptive

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Dvija (the twice-born)

FAQs

What is the significance of ornaments, perfumes, and music in this Vishnu Purana verse?

They function as narrative markers of royal prosperity and auspicious sovereignty—signs that dharma and political order are flourishing in the dynastic setting being described.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the atmosphere of kingship in this context?

Through sensory detail—gleaming ornaments, fragrant unguents, and layered instrumental sound—Parāśara paints a courtly scene that supports the larger genealogical and historical account of rulers.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purana’s dynastic narratives imply that true sovereignty and prosperity ultimately rest on Vishnu’s sustaining order (dharma and cosmic governance) that enables such auspicious flourishing.