Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 10

The Glory of Kailāsa, the Gaṅgā Lake, and Ratneśvara

Entry into the Kuñjala–Kapiñjala Narrative

Devanagari script

तडागानि सहस्राणि सोदकानि महागिरौ । नद्यः संति विशालिन्यो हंससारससेविताः

Transliteration

taḍāgāni sahasrāṇi sodakāni mahāgirau | nadyaḥ saṃti viśālinyo haṃsasārasasevitāḥ

Translation

त्या महागिरीवर पाण्याने परिपूर्ण अशी सहस्र तळी आहेत; तसेच हंस व सारसांनी सेविलेल्या विशाल, विस्तीर्ण नद्या देखील आहेत।

Word by Word

• तडागानि: ponds; lakes
• तडागानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तडाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural)

• स-उदकानि: with water; water-filled
• स-उदकानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural); समासः स(सहित)+उदक: 'having water'

• महागिरौ: on/in the great mountain
• महागिरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); समासः महा(विशेषण)+गिरि

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• सन्ति: are; exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada)

• विशालिन्यः: broad; expansive
• विशालिन्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• हंससारससेविताः: frequented by swans and cranes
• हंससारससेविताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंस + सारस + सेवित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) 'सेवित'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural); समासः हंसैः सारसैः च सेविताः (समाहार-तत्पुरुष/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपदसमाहार)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोदकानि = स + उदकानि (सवर्णदीर्घ/ओ-आदेश); महागिरौ = महा + गिरौ; हंससारससेविताः = हंस + सारस + सेविताः (समास)

FAQs

What does this verse convey about the setting being described?

It depicts a sacred or noteworthy mountainous region marked by abundance of water—thousands of lakes and wide rivers—suggesting fertility, purity, and an auspicious tīrtha-like landscape.

Why are swans (haṃsa) and sārasas (cranes) mentioned?

These birds are traditional markers of serene, clean waters and sacred natural beauty; their presence amplifies the sense of purity and idyllic sanctity of the place.

Is there a theological or ethical lesson explicitly stated here?

Not explicitly in this line; the verse primarily functions as sacred-geographical description, preparing the reader for the religious significance of the place being narrated.