Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

एतान्य् अन्यानि चोदारभाग्यभोग्यानि दानवैः दैत्योरगैश् च भुज्यन्ते पातालान्तरगोचरैः

Transliteration

etāny anyāni codārabhāgyabhogyāni dānavaiḥ daityoragaiś ca bhujyante pātālāntaragocaraiḥ

Translation

These and many other splendid delights—fruits of exalted fortune—are enjoyed by the Dānavas, the Daityas, and the serpent-races, who move and dwell within the inner realms of Pātāla.

Word by Word

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying etāni)

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

• उदारभाग्यभोग्यानि: enjoyables of splendid fortune
• उदारभाग्यभोग्यानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (उदारं भाग्यं येषां तानि भोग्यानि / or ‘noble-fortune-enjoyables’)

• दानवैः: by the Dānavas
• दानवैः: कर्ता (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• दैत्योरगैः: by Daityas and serpents
• दैत्योरगैः: कर्ता (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (by Daityas and serpents)

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

• भुज्यन्ते: are enjoyed
• भुज्यन्ते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• पातालान्तरगोचरैः: by those who range within the inner regions of Pātāla
• पातालान्तरगोचरैः: कर्ता (Agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying dānavaiḥ/daityoragaiḥ: those moving within the inner pātālas)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Who inhabits Pātāla and what enjoyments they partake of

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: matter-of-fact, cataloguing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas
• Daityas
• Nāgas (serpent-races)
• Pātāla (netherworld realms)

FAQs

What is the significance of Pātāla’s splendor in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights that even the netherworlds possess refined enjoyments, underscoring the Purana’s ordered cosmos where every realm has its allotted pleasures and inhabitants.

How does Sage Parāśara explain who enjoys these pleasures?

Parāśara identifies specific classes—Dānavas, Daityas, and Nāgas—as the primary enjoyers, emphasizing that these delights belong to beings whose sphere is the inner regions of Pātāla.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context?

By presenting a coherent, tiered universe with designated realms and beings, the narrative implicitly affirms Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty as the sustaining intelligence behind cosmic order—even where non-deva beings flourish.