Shloka 38
Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru
अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठं स्तुवंति विविधैः स्तवैः । सप्तर्षयो महात्मानः कश्यपश्च प्रजापतिः
abhigamyāmaraśreṣṭhaṃ stuvaṃti vividhaiḥ stavaiḥ | saptarṣayo mahātmānaḥ kaśyapaśca prajāpatiḥ
Mendekati yang termulia di antara para dewa, para Mahātmā Tujuh Ṛṣi—bersama Kaśyapa sang Prajāpati—memuji-Nya dengan aneka kidung pujian.
Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठं = अभिगम्य + अमरश्रेष्ठम्; स्तुवंति = स्तुवन्ति; सप्तर्षयो = सप्त + ऋषयः; कश्यपश्च = कश्यपः + च
FAQs
The Saptarṣis are the revered “Seven Sages,” a canonical group of primordial seers in Purāṇic tradition, portrayed here as offering formal praise to the foremost deity.
“Amaraśreṣṭha” literally means “the best among the immortals,” i.e., the preeminent god being approached and praised; the verse itself does not name which deity.
It highlights reverence expressed through humble approach (abhigamya) and praise (stuti), presenting devotion and respectful acknowledgment of divine greatness as a model for conduct.