Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 88

The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender

Devanagari script

सूताय मागधायैव बंदिने च महोदयम् । चारणाय ततः प्रादात्तैलंगं देशमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

sūtāya māgadhāyaiva baṃdine ca mahodayam | cāraṇāya tataḥ prādāttailaṃgaṃ deśamuttamam

Translation

ထို့နောက် မဟောဒယ အမည်ရှိ စည်ပင်ဝပြောသော ဒေသကို စူတ၊ မာဂဓ နှင့် ဘန္ဒင် (ချီးမွမ်းသူ) တို့အား ပေးအပ်တော်မူ၏။ ထို့ပြင် ချာရဏအား တိုင်လင်္ဂ (တေလင်္ဂ) အမည်ရှိ အထူးကောင်းမြတ်သော မြေဒေသကို ချီးမြှင့်တော်မူ၏။

Word by Word

• सूताय: to the Sūta
• सूताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular

• मागधाय: to the Māgadha
• मागधाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात — emphatic particle

• बन्दिने: to the bard/panegyrist
• बन्दिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात — and

• महोदयम्: great prosperity/benefit
• महोदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमास (महा + उदय) — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• चारणाय: to the Cāraṇa (minstrel)
• चारणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-आर्थक-अव्यय — thereafter/then

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Aorist (simple past), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तैलङ्गम्: Teliṅga (pertaining to Telinga)
• तैलङ्गम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैलङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देशम्: country/region
• देशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent/best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice; broader dialogue context not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: region

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मागधायैव = मागधाय + एव; देशमुत्तमम् = देशम् + उत्तमम्; प्रादात्तैलंगं = प्रादात् + तैलङ्गम् (त् + त् संधि/द्वित्व-लेखन).

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Māgadha
• Bandin
• Cāraṇa
• Mahodaya
• Tailaṅga (Teliṅga)

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about ancient Indian geography in the Padma Purana?

It preserves regional names such as Mahodaya and Tailaṅga (Teliṅga), reflecting how Purāṇic texts map peoples and territories and associate them with particular communities.

Who are the Sūta, Māgadha, Bandin, and Cāraṇa mentioned here?

They are traditional categories of bards/panegyrists and heralds in Sanskrit culture—roles connected with praise-poetry, genealogies, and royal courts—here depicted as recipients of territories.

What ethical or cultural theme is emphasized in this verse?

The verse highlights dāna (bestowal/gifting) and the honoring of cultural specialists (bards and heralds) by granting them prosperity, status, or land.