Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

प्रासादगोपुरसभाचैत्यदेवगृहादिषु । विन्यस्तहेमकलशै: पताकाभिश्च मण्डिताम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

prāsāda-gopura-sabhā- caitya-deva-gṛhādiṣu vinyasta-hema-kalaśaiḥ patākābhiś ca maṇḍitām

Translation

နန်းတော်များ၊ တံခါးဂိုပုရများ၊ အစည်းအဝေးခန်းမများ၊ ချိုင်တျာနေရာများ၊ ဘုရားကျောင်းများ စသည့်နေရာတိုင်းတွင် ရွှေကလသ်များ တင်ထားပြီး အမျိုးမျိုးသော အလံပတಾಕာများဖြင့် အလှဆင်ထား하였다။

Synonyms

• प्रासाद-गोपुर-सभा-चैत्य-देव-गृह-आदिषु: in palaces, gateways, assembly-halls, shrines, temples, etc.
• प्रासाद-गोपुर-सभा-चैत्य-देव-गृह-आदिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद + गोपुर + सभा + चैत्य + देव + गृह + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘...आदिषु’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे न, किन्तु ‘आदि’ सह समुच्चयः

• विन्यस्त-हेम-कलशैः: with placed golden pots
• विन्यस्त-हेम-कलशैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-√न्यस् (धातु) + हेम + कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः: हेमकलशैः (हेमस्य कलशाः) ये विन्यस्ताः तैः

• पताकाभिः: with flags, banners
• पताकाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• मण्डिताम्: decorated, adorned
• मण्डिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-कृदन्त from √मण्ड्/मण्ड्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (पुरीम्) विशेषयति; भूतकर्मणि क्त

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Ayodhya’s beauty during Lord Rama’s reign?

This verse describes Ayodhya as richly adorned—palaces, gates, assembly halls, shrines, and temples were decorated with golden finials and flags, reflecting prosperity and devotion.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe flags and golden finials on temples and buildings?

He is portraying the auspicious, dharmic atmosphere of Rāma-rājya, where public life and sacred spaces were openly centered on worship and divine order.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Keep sacredness visible in daily life—maintain a clean, devotional home/temple space and let one’s environment support remembrance of the Lord through beauty, order, and worship.