Shloka 17

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

श्रीपर्वते महादेवो देव्या सह महाद्युतिः । न्यवसत्परमप्रीतो ब्रह्मा च त्रिदशैर्वृतः

Transliteration

śrīparvate mahādevo devyā saha mahādyutiḥ | nyavasatparamaprīto brahmā ca tridaśairvṛtaḥ

Translation

En Śrīparvata moró el resplandeciente Mahādeva junto con la Devī; y allí también permaneció Brahmā, sumamente complacido, rodeado por los dioses.

Word by Word

• श्री-पर्वते: on/at Śrīparvata
• श्री-पर्वते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारय

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारय (mahān devaḥ)

• देव्याः: with the Goddess
• देव्याः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Accompaniment) (with 'saha')
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• महाद्युतिः: of great splendor
• महाद्युतिः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाद्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारय; विशेषण (qualifying 'mahādevaḥ')

• न्यवसत्: dwelt/stayed
• न्यवसत्: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• परम-अप्रीतः: extremely displeased
• परम-अप्रीतः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अप्रीत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारय; विशेषण (qualifying 'mahādevaḥ'): अत्यन्तम् अप्रीतः

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (co-subject with Mahādeva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction: and)

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods (thirty)
• त्रिदशैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument) (agentive instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) = वृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण (qualifying 'brahmā')

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: न्यवसत्परमप्रीतो = न्यवसत् + परमाप्रीतः (आ + अ → आ); त्रिदशैर्वृतः = त्रिदशैः + वृतः

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Devī (Goddess/Pārvatī)
• Brahmā
• Tridaśa (the gods)

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about Śrīparvata in the Padma Purāṇa?

It presents Śrīparvata as a sacred and exalted locale where major deities—Śiva with Devī, and Brahmā with the gods—are described as residing, highlighting its sanctity and divine association.

What is the theological emphasis of this verse—Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava?

The verse is primarily Śaiva in imagery (Mahādeva with Devī), while also including Brahmā and the gods; it functions as a scene-setting description rather than a sectarian argument.

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from Brahmā being 'exceedingly pleased' (paramaprītaḥ)?

The phrasing suggests an atmosphere of harmony and auspiciousness in the divine assembly, implying that sacred places and righteous gatherings are conducive to inner joy, reverence, and spiritual uplift.