Shloka 3

Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala

On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving

Devanagari script

तत्र दिव्यानभिप्रायान्‌ ददर्श कुशिकस्तदा । पर्वतान्‌ रूप्यसानूंश्व नलिनीश्व सपड़कजा:

Transliteration

tatra divyān abhiprāyān dadarśa kuśikas tadā | parvatān rūpyasānūṁś ca nalinīś ca sapaṅkajāḥ ||

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ସେ ସମୟରେ କୁଶିକ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଅଭିପ୍ରାୟ ସୂଚକ ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ଦେଖିଲେ—ରୂପାଳି ଢାଳ ଥିବା ପର୍ବତମାଳା, ଏବଂ ପଦ୍ମ-ନୀଳୋତ୍ପଳରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସରୋବର; ଯେନେ ସେ ଦେଶ ଶୁଭ ଓ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତି ମନକୁ ଆକର୍ଷିତ କରେ।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभिप्रायान्: intentions / designs
• अभिप्रायान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्राय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• कुशिकः: Kushika (a sage/king)
• कुशिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• पर्वतान्: mountains
• पर्वतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रूप्यसानून्: silver-peaked (mountains) / mountains with silver summits
• रूप्यसानून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप्य-सानु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नलिनीषु: in lotus-ponds
• नलिनीषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलिनी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सपद्मकजाः: having lotuses and water-born (plants/flowers)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पद्मक-ज
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuśika
• mountains (parvata)
• silvery slopes (rūpya-sānū)
• lotus-lakes (nalinī)
• lotuses (paṅkaja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a purified seeker’s journey is marked by auspicious, elevating perceptions—natural beauty becomes a signpost that turns the mind toward higher purpose (abhiprāya) and supports dharmic, ascetic aspiration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes Kuśika arriving at a remarkable region and witnessing extraordinary scenery: mountains with silvery ridges and lotus-filled lakes, indicating a sacred or spiritually charged landscape.