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Shloka 20

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

तुम्बुरुनरिदश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हहा हुहू: । अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठांस्तुष्टवुर्विविधै: स्तवैः,उस समय तुम्बुरु, नारद, विश्वावसु, हाहा और हुह्टू नामक गन्धर्व उन देवेश्वरोंके पास जाकर भाँति-भाँतिके स्तोत्रोंद्वारा उनकी स्तुति करते हैं

tumburur nāradaś caiva viśvāvasur hahā huhūḥ | abhigamyāmaraśreṣṭhāṁs tuṣṭuvur vividhaiḥ stavaiḥ ||

അപ്പോൾ തുംബുരു, നാരദൻ, വിശ്വാവസു, ഹാഹാ, ഹുഹൂ എന്നീ ഗന്ധർവന്മാർ ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരുടെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു, വിവിധ സ്തോത്രങ്ങളാൽ അവരെ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു.

तुम्बुरुःTumburu (a Gandharva)
तुम्बुरुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतुम्बुरु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नारदःNarada
नारदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
विश्वावसुःViśvāvasu (a Gandharva)
विश्वावसुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वावसु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हाहाHāhā (a Gandharva)
हाहा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहाहा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हुहूःHuhū (a Gandharva)
हुहूः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहुहू
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभिगम्यhaving approached
अभिगम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-गम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
अमरश्रेष्ठान्the best among the immortals (chief gods)
अमरश्रेष्ठान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमरश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुष्टुवुःthey praised
तुष्टुवुः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
विविधैःwith various
विविधैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
स्तवैःhymns/praises
स्तवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्तव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
T
Tumburu
N
Nārada
V
Viśvāvasu
H
Hahā
H
Huhū
G
Gandharvas
A
Amaraśreṣṭhas (chief gods)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights stuti (reverent praise) as a dharmic response to divine authority: honoring the higher order through hymns and humility, especially at moments of great consequence.

Celestial musicians and a divine sage—Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, Hahā, and Huhū—approach the chief gods and offer varied hymns, marking a heavenly acknowledgment of the unfolding events.