Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

आदित्यतेजः समतेजसां गणैः प्रभाति वै रश्मिभिर्जातरूपः । पुष्पैः फलैः कामगुणोपपन्नः कल्पद्रुमो नंदनकाननेपि

Transliteration

ādityatejaḥ samatejasāṃ gaṇaiḥ prabhāti vai raśmibhirjātarūpaḥ | puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ kāmaguṇopapannaḥ kalpadrumo naṃdanakānanepi

Translation

ຊາຕະຣູປະສ່ອງປະກາຍດຸດດວງອາທິດ ແລະດ້ວຍລຳແສງຂອງຕົນ ຍັງເຫນືອກວ່າຫມູ່ຜູ້ມີຕະເຈດເທົ່າກັນ; ພ້ອມດ້ວຍດອກໄມ້ແລະຜົນໄມ້ອັນສຳເລັດຄວາມປາດຖະໜາທຸກປະການ ໃນປ່ານັນດະນາກໍດຸດກັບກັນດັ່ງກັລປະດຣຸມ ຕົ້ນໄມ້ປະທານພອນ

Word by Word

• आदित्य-तेजः: the sun’s radiance
• आदित्य-तेजः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘आदित्यस्य तेजः’ (sun’s brilliance)

• सम-तेजसाम्: of equally radiant (ones)
• सम-तेजसाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural); कर्मधारयः: ‘समं तेजः येषाम्’ (of those having equal brilliance)

• गणैः: by groups, by multitudes
• गणैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• प्रभाति: shines forth
• प्रभाति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (emphatic particle)

• रश्मिभिः: with rays
• रश्मिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• जात-रूपः: golden (gold-like)
• जात-रूपः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of कर्ता/वर्ण्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः: ‘जातं रूपं यस्य’ / ‘जातारूप’ (golden; lit. having the form of gold)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• काम-गुण-उपपन्नः: endowed with desirable qualities
• काम-गुण-उपपन्नः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + उपपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः: ‘कामगुणैः उपपन्नः’ (endowed with desirable qualities)

• कल्प-द्रुमः: the wish-fulfilling tree
• कल्प-द्रुमः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः: ‘कल्पः द्रुमः’ / ‘कल्पवृक्षः’ (wish-fulfilling tree)

• नन्दन-कानने: in the Nandana forest
• नन्दन-कानने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः: ‘नन्दनस्य काननम्’ (in the Nandana-grove)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निपात (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed to confirm the dialogue speaker, often Pulastya addressing Bhīṣma in this section).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: रश्मिभिर्जातरूपः = रश्मिभिः + जातरूपः (विसर्ग/र्-आदेश). नंदनकाननेपि = नन्दनकानने + अपि (ए + अ = ए). आदित्यतेजः, समतेजसाम्, कामगुणोपपन्नः, कल्पद्रुमः, नन्दनकानने = समास-रूपाणि.

Characters & Entities

• Āditya (Sun)
• Jātarūpa
• Kalpadruma
• Nandana (grove)

FAQs

Who or what is ‘Jātarūpa’ in this verse?

In this verse, Jātarūpa is presented as a radiant, golden-splendid entity (the term literally suggests “golden-formed”), praised for surpassing other luminous beings and for granting abundance like a kalpadruma; the precise identification (place, person, or sacred object) depends on the surrounding verses.

Why does the verse compare it to the kalpadruma of Nandana?

The kalpadruma is the archetypal wish-fulfilling tree of Indra’s celestial garden (Nandana). The comparison signals superlative excellence: the described entity not only shines brilliantly but also provides all desirable boons, symbolized by flowers and fruits.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson implied by this imagery?

The verse uses radiance and fruitfulness as markers of higher excellence: true greatness is portrayed as both illuminating (dispelling obscurity) and beneficent (providing what supports life and aspiration), pointing to the ideal of power joined with generosity.