Shloka 46

Puṣkara Invocation, the Dharma-Wheel at Naimiṣa, and the Padma Purāṇa Prologue

Devanagari script

उत्तमं सर्वलोकानां सर्वज्ञानोपपादकम् । त्रिवर्गसाधनं पुण्यं शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम्

Transliteration

uttamaṃ sarvalokānāṃ sarvajñānopapādakam | trivargasādhanaṃ puṇyaṃ śatakoṭipravistaram

Translation

Es supremo para todos los mundos, otorgador de todo conocimiento; medio santo para los tres fines de la vida, vasto en extensión—que se despliega en cien crores.

Word by Word

• uttamam: supreme, excellent
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• sarva-lokānām: of all worlds/people
• sarva-lokānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः

• sarva-jñāna-upapādakam: that establishes all knowledge
• sarva-jñāna-upapādakam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + upapādaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (निर्देशः: सर्वज्ञानस्य उपपादकम्)

• tri-varga-sādhanam: means to the three aims (dharma-artha-kāma)
• tri-varga-sādhanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + varga (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (त्रिवर्गस्य साधनम्)

• puṇyam: meritorious, holy
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• śata-koṭi-pravistaram: of vast extent (hundreds of crores)
• śata-koṭi-pravistaram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + pravistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शतकोट्या प्रविस्तरः)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: sarvalokānām = sarva + lokānām (कर्मधारय); sarvajñānopapādakam = sarvajñāna + upapādakam; trivargasādhanaṃ = trivarga + sādhanaṃ; śatakoṭipravistaram = śatakoṭi + pravistaram.

FAQs

What does this verse say is the benefit of the text being praised?

It portrays the text as supremely beneficial—granting comprehensive knowledge and generating religious merit (puṇya).

What is meant by the ‘three aims’ (trivarga) here?

Trivarga typically refers to dharma (righteous duty), artha (material prosperity), and kāma (legitimate desire/pleasure), indicating the text supports a balanced life within these aims.

How should ‘śatakoṭipravistaram’ be understood?

It is a hyperbolic statement of vastness—indicating immense scope and expansiveness (often interpreted as an enormous extent in verses or measure), emphasizing the encyclopedic nature of Purāṇic literature.