Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 7

Vision of Nandana Grove: The Glory of the Wish-Fulfilling Tree and the Birth of Aśokasundarī

Devanagari script

चामरैः पट्टसूत्रैश्च मुक्तामालासुशोभितम् । हंसचंद्रप्रतीकाशं वृषभं चारुलक्षणम्

Transliteration

cāmaraiḥ paṭṭasūtraiśca muktāmālāsuśobhitam | haṃsacaṃdrapratīkāśaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ cārulakṣaṇam

Translation

ヤクの尾の払子と絹の緒、きらめく真珠の花環に飾られ、瑞相あざやかな麗しき牡牛が、白鳥と月のごとく光り輝いていた。

Word by Word

• चामरैः: with yak-tail fans
• चामरैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पट्ट-सूत्रैः: with silk threads
• पट्ट-सूत्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्धारणार्थः (determinative: ‘silk’ + ‘threads’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुक्ता-माला-सु-शोभितम्: beautifully adorned with pearl garlands
• मुक्ता-माला-सु-शोभितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to vṛṣabham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + सु (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), ‘सु’ उपसर्गार्थ-उपपदसमासः

• हंस-चन्द्र-प्रतीकाशम्: shining like a swan and the moon
• हंस-चन्द्र-प्रतीकाशम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to vṛṣabham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (like a swan and the moon)

• वृषभम्: the bull
• वृषभम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चारु-लक्षणम्: having lovely marks
• चारु-लक्षणम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to vṛṣabham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (‘beautiful’ qualifying ‘marks/features’)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context not provided for dialogue attribution)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पट्टसूत्रैश्च = पट्ट-सूत्रैः + च; मुक्तामालासुशोभितम् = मुक्ता-माला-सु-शोभितम्; हंसचंद्रप्रतीकाशं = हंस-चन्द्र-प्रतीकाशम्; चारुलक्षणम् = चारु-लक्षणम्

FAQs

What is being described in this verse?

The verse depicts a bull richly adorned with ceremonial items (chāmaras, silk cords, pearl garlands) and praised for its auspicious, beautiful marks and radiant whiteness.

What does “haṃsa-candra-pratīkāśa” convey?

It conveys a luminous, pure, pleasing radiance—comparing the bull’s appearance to the brightness of a swan (symbol of purity) and the moon (cool, shining splendour).

What is the ethical or devotional emphasis implied by such ornamented description?

Such imagery typically underscores reverence for auspicious beings and sacred contexts, presenting beauty and purity as signs of sanctity and worthy objects of respectful attention.