Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 14
The Glory of Kailāsa, the Gaṅgā Lake, and Ratneśvara
Entry into the Kuñjala–Kapiñjala Narrative
दिव्यगंधैः सुशोभाढ्यैर्नानारत्नसमन्वितः । शिलाभिः स्फटिकस्यापि शुक्लाभिस्तु सुशोभनः
divyagaṃdhaiḥ suśobhāḍhyairnānāratnasamanvitaḥ | śilābhiḥ sphaṭikasyāpi śuklābhistu suśobhanaḥ
दिव्य सुगंधों से युक्त, अत्यन्त शोभायमान और नाना रत्नों से समन्वित वह स्थान श्वेत स्फटिक-तुल्य शिलाओं से भी परम सुन्दर दीखता था।
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa dialogues; likely within Pulastya–Bhīṣma narration)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुशोभाढ्यैर्नानारत्नसमन्वितः = सुशोभाढ्यैः + नाना-रत्न-समन्वितः; स्फटिकस्यापि = स्फटिकस्य + अपि; शुक्लाभिस्तु = शुक्लाभिः + तु
FAQs
The verse depicts a splendid sacred structure or locale adorned with divine fragrance, many jewels, and white crystal-like stone slabs, emphasizing purity and celestial beauty.
Such imagery signals sanctity and divine presence: fragrance suggests auspiciousness, jewels suggest spiritual merit and splendour, and crystal/whiteness suggests purity and clarity.
The verse encourages reverence for sacred spaces—treating them as pure and exalted—and indirectly promotes cultivating inner purity and devotion that matches the sanctity being described.