Shloka 21

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

सिद्धगन्धर्वजुष्टानि किन्नराभिरतानि च ।

क्रीडाविहाररम्याणि देवादीनामितस्ततः ॥

Transliteration

siddhagandharvajuṣṭāni kinnarābhiratāni ca /

krīḍāvihāraramyāṇi devādīnāmitastataḥ

Translation

ଏଠି-ସେଠି କ୍ରୀଡା ଓ ବିହାର ପାଇଁ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ରମଣୀୟ ସ୍ଥଳ ଥିଲା; ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସିଦ୍ଧ ଓ ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବମାନେ ସେବନ କରୁଥିଲେ, କିନ୍ନରମାନେ ଆନନ୍ଦ କରୁଥିଲେ; ଦେବତା ଓ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦିବ୍ୟଜନଙ୍କର ସ୍ୱସ୍ଥାନ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-जुष्टानि: frequented by Siddhas and Gandharvas
• सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-जुष्टानि: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जुष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धैः गन्धर्वैः च जुष्टानि = frequented by Siddhas and Gandharvas)

• किन्नर-आभिरतानि: enjoyed by Kinnaras
• किन्नर-आभिरतानि: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक) + आभिरत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (किन्नरैः आभिरतानि = delighted in/occupied by Kinnaras)

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

• क्रीडा-विहार-रम्याणि: delightful for play and pastime
• क्रीडा-विहार-रम्याणि: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रीडा (प्रातिपदिक) + विहार (प्रातिपदिक) + रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (क्रीडाविहारयोः रम्याणि = delightful for sport and recreation)

• देव-आदीनाम्: of the gods and others
• देव-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवाः आदयः येषाम् = of gods and others)

• इतस्: here
• इतस्: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: here/this way)

• ततः: there
• ततः: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: there/then; in pair with इतस्)

Speakers

• Narrator (context not provided in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Sacred/celestial geography
• Mythic beings
• Heavenly aesthetics

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text normalizes a layered cosmos where subtle beings inhabit refined spaces; it encourages reverence and restraint—such realms are not merely for consumption but indicate the results of merit and refinement.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ancillary cosmographic/narrative description; tangentially related to cosmic order but not a direct manvantara or vaṃśa enumeration here.

What is the esoteric significance?

Siddha–gandharva–kinnara presences can symbolize perfected faculties (siddhi), harmonized inner ‘music’ (gandharva), and liminal/transformed states (kinnara) encountered as consciousness ascends.