Shloka 9

Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma

Devanagari script

वैराजं नाम भवनं ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । तत्र दिव्यांगनोद्गीत मधुरध्वनि नादिता

Transliteration

vairājaṃ nāma bhavanaṃ brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ | tatra divyāṃganodgīta madhuradhvani nāditā

Translation

သတ္တဝါတို့၏ အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး အရှင် ဘြဟ္မာ (ပရမေဋ္ဌိန်) ၏ “ဝૈရာဇ” ဟူသော နန်းတော်တစ်ဆောင် ရှိသည်။ ထိုနေရာ၌ ဒေဝီအပျိုများ သီဆိုသော ချိုမြိန်သံလွင် တေးသံများ အမြဲတမ်း မြည်ဟည်းနေသည်။

Word by Word

• वैराजम्: Vairāja (named/pertaining to Virāj)
• वैराजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘भवनम्’ इति विशेषणम्; Acc. sg.

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) नामनिर्देशे; used to indicate name

• भवनम्: mansion / abode
• भवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मपदम् (अस्ति/वर्ण्यते इत्यध्याहारः); Acc. sg.

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; Gen. sg.

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Appositional genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; उपाधि-विशेषणरूपेण ‘ब्रह्मणः’; Gen. sg.

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दिव्य-अङ्गना-उद्गीत: sung by divine maidens
• दिव्य-अङ्गना-उद्गीत: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्गीत (कृदन्त, क्त; उद्-गै धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपदं विशेषणार्थे); तत्पुरुषः—‘दिव्याभिः अङ्गनाभिः उद्गीतम्’ (sung by divine women)

• मधुर-ध्वनि: sweet sound
• मधुर-ध्वनि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘मधुरः ध्वनिः’ (sweet sound)

• नादिता: resounding
• नादिता: Vidheya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नादित (कृदन्त, क्त; नद्/नाद् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (भवनं/पुरी इत्यादि स्त्रीलिङ्गाध्याहारे) ‘नादिता’ = नादितवती/नादितम्; Nom. sg.

Speaker

Not specified in input (context needed to identify speaker, e.g., Pulastya→Bhīṣma or Śiva→Pārvatī).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: Resolved: दिव्यांगनोद्गीत → दिव्य + अङ्गना + उद्गीत; मधुरध्वनि → मधुर + ध्वनि. Note: final ‘नादिता’ is feminine nominative; likely agrees with an implied feminine noun (e.g., पुरी/सभा) or is a textual variant for neuter ‘नादितम्’ agreeing with ‘भवनम्’.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin)
• Vairāja (abode)

FAQs

What is the Vairāja mansion mentioned in this verse?

It is described as a named abode (bhavana) associated with Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin), portrayed as a celestial residence characterized by divine music.

How does this verse contribute to the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s cosmological tone?

By depicting Brahmā’s exalted dwelling and its heavenly ambience, the verse reinforces the Purāṇic cosmology where divine realms are marked by beauty, order, and sacred sound.

What is the ethical or spiritual takeaway implied by the imagery of sweet divine sound?

The verse implicitly elevates sacred sound and harmonious praise as qualities of higher realms, suggesting that purity, devotion, and refined speech/music align with divine order.