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Shloka 10

Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)

दिव्यतानेषु गायन्त: पर्युपासन्त त॑ प्रभुम्‌ तत्र दिव्यानि पुष्पाणि प्रावहत्‌ पवनस्तदा

divyatāneṣu gāyantaḥ paryupāsanta taṁ prabhum | tatra divyāni puṣpāṇi prāvahat pavanastadā ||

Bhīṣma dit : «Chantant selon des modes célestes, ils rendaient un culte à ce Seigneur. Alors le dieu du Vent fit parvenir en ce lieu des fleurs divines.» La scène évoque une assemblée sacrée où la dévotion s’exprime par une musique raffinée et des offrandes, suggérant que la vraie révérence se marque par l’harmonie, la beauté et un culte ordonné plutôt que par la simple ostentation.

दिव्यतानैषुin/among the divine melodies (tones)
दिव्यतानैषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्यतान (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
गायन्तःsinging
गायन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगै (धातु)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)
पर्युपासन्तthey worshipped/attended upon
पर्युपासन्त:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-उप-आस् (धातु)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रभुम्the lord
प्रभुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
दिव्यानिdivine
दिव्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
पुष्पाणिflowers
पुष्पाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
प्रावहत्carried/blew (along)
प्रावहत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-वाह् (धातु)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पवनःthe wind
पवनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपवन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
Brahma (implied by context as the worshipped Lord in the assembly)
V
Vayu (Pavana, Wind-god)
D
Divine flowers

Educational Q&A

Reverence is shown through disciplined, harmonious worship—music, offerings, and orderly attendance—indicating that devotion aligned with beauty and restraint reflects dharmic conduct.

A celestial gathering is engaged in worship: singers perform in divine musical modes while the Wind-god wafts divine flowers, heightening the sanctity and grandeur of the scene around the revered deity (contextually, Brahmā).