Shloka 15

Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma

Devanagari script

सरोभिः स्वादुपानीयैर्नदीभिश्चोपशोभितम् / नारायणपरैः शुद्धैर्वेदाध्ययनतत्परैः

Transliteration

sarobhiḥ svādupānīyairnadībhiścopaśobhitam / nārāyaṇaparaiḥ śuddhairvedādhyayanatatparaiḥ

Translation

Dihiasi dengan tasik-tasik air manis yang suci serta sungai-sungai; didiami insan yang murni, berbakti kepada Nārāyaṇa, tekun mempelajari dan melagukan Veda.

Word by Word

• सरःभिः: with lakes
• सरःभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (instrumental)

• स्वादु: sweet, pleasant
• स्वादु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; (compound member)

• पानीयैः: with drinking waters
• पानीयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन

• नदीभिः: with rivers
• नदीभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• उपशोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• उपशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + शुभ् (धातु) → उपशोभित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; agrees with implied neuter noun

• नारायण: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (compound member)

• परैः: by/with those devoted to
• परैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘devoted to’ (in compound sense)

• शुद्धैः: pure
• शुद्धैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; qualifies implied persons

• वेद: Veda
• वेद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (compound member)

• अध्ययन: study, recitation
• अध्ययन: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (compound member)

• तत्परैः: intent on, devoted to
• तत्परैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; ‘intent on/engaged in’

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) describing the sacred landscape within the Kurma Purana’s tīrtha-kṣetra context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Veda

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it presents purity (śuddhi) and Nārāyaṇa-paratā (single-pointed devotion to the Supreme Lord) as the lived orientation of a sacred community, implying that realization is supported by inner purification and God-centeredness rather than mere geography.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds disciplines allied to Yoga: śuddhi (purification/ethical restraint) and veda-adhyayana (scriptural recitation and contemplative study), which function as sādhana supporting devotion and steadiness of mind.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

While Śiva is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesizing stance is reflected in presenting orthodox purity and Vedic discipline alongside Nārāyaṇa-bhakti—an ethos compatible with the text’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony.