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Shloka 47

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

बदरीकुन्दपुन्नागैरशोकाम्रातिमुक्तकै: । मधूकै: कोविदारैश्न चम्पकैः पनसैस्तथा

badarīkunda-punnāgair aśokāmrātimuktakaiḥ | madhūkaiḥ kovidāraiś ca campakaiḥ panasaistathā ||

Vāsudeva dit : Cet ermitage était orné de maintes espèces d’arbres sauvages, porteurs de fleurs et de fruits — jujubier, jasmin, punnāga, aśoka, manguier, lianes atimuktaka, madhūka, kovidāra, campaka et jacquier. Il était partout couvert de fleurs, de buissons et de lianes grimpantes, et des bosquets de bananiers en accroissaient encore la beauté. La scène souligne l’imaginaire éthique du Mahābhārata : l’āśrama comme espace de paix, de retenue et de dharma, où l’abondance de la nature reflète l’ordre intérieur et la culture spirituelle.

बदरीwith jujube trees (badarī)
बदरी:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबदरी
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
कुन्दwith kunda (jasmine) trees/flowers
कुन्द:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्द
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पुन्नागैःwith punnāga trees
पुन्नागैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुन्नाग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अशोकwith aśoka trees
अशोक:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअशोक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आम्रwith mango trees
आम्र:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआम्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अतिमुक्तकैःwith atimuktaka plants/trees
अतिमुक्तकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअतिमुक्तक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
मधूकैःwith madhūka (mahua) trees
मधूकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमधूक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
कोविदारैःwith kovidāra trees
कोविदारैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकोविदार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चम्पकैःwith campaka trees
चम्पकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचम्पक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पनसैःwith jackfruit trees
पनसैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपनस
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा

वासुदेव उवाच

V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
Ā
āśrama (hermitage)
B
badarī (jujube)
K
kunda (jasmine)
P
punnāga
A
aśoka
Ā
āmra (mango)
A
atimuktaka (creeper)
M
madhūka (mahua)
K
kovidāra
C
campaka
P
panasa (jackfruit)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses the abundance and harmony of an āśrama’s natural setting to evoke dharma: a life ordered by restraint, purity, and spiritual practice. The flourishing trees and creepers function as ethical-symbolic scenery—peaceful surroundings that support right conduct and inner discipline.

Vāsudeva is describing the beauty of a hermitage, listing many flowering and fruit-bearing trees and noting that the area is filled with blossoms, shrubs, and vines, with banana groves enhancing its splendor. It is a descriptive passage establishing a serene setting.