Shloka 3

Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed

Devanagari script

रामं कमलपत्राक्षं तुष्ठवुः सर्वदेवता: । गन्धर्वा: पुष्पवर्षैश्न वाम्भिश्न त्रिदशालया:,स्वर्गवासी सम्पूर्ण देवताओं तथा गन्धर्वोने फूलोंकी वर्षा करते हुए उत्तम वाणीद्वारा कमलनयन भगवान्‌ श्रीरामका स्तवन किया

Transliteration

rāmaṃ kamalapatrākṣaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ sarvadevatāḥ | gandharvāḥ puṣpavarṣaiś ca vākbhiś ca tridāśālayāḥ ||

Translation

മാർകണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—കമലപത്രാക്ഷനായ രാമനെ സർവ്വദേവതകളും സ്തുതിച്ചു. സ്വർഗ്ഗവാസികളായ ഗന്ധർവരും ഉത്തമസ്തോത്രങ്ങളാൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ പുകഴ്ത്തി പുഷ്പവൃഷ്ടി നടത്തി—ധർമ്മാചരണത്തിന് ദൈവാനുമോദനമെന്നു അത് സൂചിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

रामम्Rama (as object of praise)

कमलपत्राक्षम्lotus-petal-eyed

तुष्टुवुःpraised, extolled

सर्वदेवताःall the deities

गन्धर्वाःthe Gandharvas

पुष्पवर्षैःwith showers of flowers

त्रिदशालयाःthe dwellers in the abode of the thirty (gods), i.e., the gods of heaven

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Sarvadevatāḥ (all gods)

Gandharvas

Svarga (celestial realm implied by tridāśa-ālayāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that steadfast dharma and exemplary virtue attract divine commendation; sincere praise and devotion (stuti) are portrayed as fitting responses to righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that the gods and Gandharvas celebrate Rāma by singing his praises and showering flowers from heaven, marking a moment of celestial recognition and honor.