Shloka 20

Description of Uttara-Kuru and the Meru-Flank Regions

Bhadrāśva, Sudarśana Jambū, Solar Attendants

Devanagari script

सर्वकामफलः पुण्यः सिद्धचारणसेवितः । तस्य नाम्ना समाख्यातो जंबूद्वीपः सनातनः

Transliteration

sarvakāmaphalaḥ puṇyaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ | tasya nāmnā samākhyāto jaṃbūdvīpaḥ sanātanaḥ

Translation

あらゆる願いの果を授ける聖なるものとして、シッダやチャーラナに仕えられる。まさにその名によって、永遠のジャンブードヴィーパはそう呼ばれる。

Word by Word

• sarva-kāma-phalaḥ: granting the fruit of all desires
• sarva-kāma-phalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); samāsa: sarveṣāṃ kāmānāṃ phalam (fruit of all desires)

• puṇyaḥ: holy/meritorious
• puṇyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• siddha-cāraṇa-sevitaḥ: served by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• siddha-cāraṇa-sevitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + √sev (धातु) + sevita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); sevita = kta (क्त/PPP) of √sev (to serve)

• tasya: of that (tree)
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (pronoun), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• nāmnā: by the name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• samākhyātaḥ: is called/named
• samākhyātaḥ: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇya (कर्ता-सामानाधिकरण; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√khyā (धातु) + samākhyāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); kta (क्त/PPP) of sam-ā-√khyā (to name/call)

• jaṃbū-dvīpaḥ: Jambūdvīpa
• jaṃbū-dvīpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṃbū (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• sanātanaḥ: eternal
• sanātanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi beyond standard visarga changes in recitation.

Characters & Entities

• Jambūdvīpa
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas

FAQs

What does this verse convey about Jambūdvīpa in the Padma Purana?

It presents Jambūdvīpa as an eternal (sanātana) cosmic continent and links its naming to a revered figure or principle described as holy, wish-fulfilling, and attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.

Who are the Siddhas and Cāraṇas mentioned here?

In Purāṇic literature, Siddhas are perfected beings with spiritual attainments, and Cāraṇas are celestial bards/messengers; their presence indicates a sacred, heavenly or cosmically significant setting.

What is the core ethical or spiritual takeaway from this verse?

It implies that sanctity and spiritual excellence (puṇya, association with perfected beings) are intrinsically connected with auspicious results (sarvakāmaphala), encouraging reverence for sacred cosmological orders and the virtues they represent.