Shloka 96

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माथ विष्णुर्भगवान्पुरारिर्दिवाकरोप्यत्र हिरण्मयः स्यात् । तथेक्षुवंशावृतकंदरस्तु घृतोदकप्रस्रवणो दिशासु

Transliteration

brahmātha viṣṇurbhagavānpurārirdivākaropyatra hiraṇmayaḥ syāt | tathekṣuvaṃśāvṛtakaṃdarastu ghṛtodakaprasravaṇo diśāsu

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା, ଭଗବାନ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ, ପୁରାରି (ଶିବ) ଏବଂ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣମୟ ଦୀପ୍ତିରେ ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ଏବଂ ସେହି ପର୍ବତର ଗୁହାମାନେ ଇଖୁ ଝାଡ଼ିରେ ଆବୃତ ହୋଇ, ଘୃତସଦୃଶ ଜଳକୁ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରେ ପ୍ରବାହିତ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विशेषणवत् नाम (honorific)

• purāriḥ: Purāri (Śiva)
• purāriḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; शिवस्य नाम (enemy of the cities)

• divākaraḥ: the Sun
• divākaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपि-निपातः (also)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक (here)

• hiraṇmayaḥ: golden
• hiraṇmayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiraṇmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of the implied subject)

• syāt: should be
• syāt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

• ikṣu-vaṃśa-āvṛta-kaṃdaraḥ: having caves covered with sugarcane-bamboos
• ikṣu-vaṃśa-āvṛta-kaṃdaraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ikṣu (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + āvṛta (कृदन्त; √vṛ (धातु) + ā, क्त) + kaṃdara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्; अर्थः ‘इक्षुवंशैः आवृतकन्दरः’ (whose caves are covered with sugarcane-bamboos)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक

• ghṛta-udaka-prasravaṇaḥ: having outflows of ghee and water
• ghṛta-udaka-prasravaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक) + prasravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; अर्थः ‘घृतोदकस्य प्रस्रवणः’ (having streams of ghee and water)

• diśāsu: in the directions
• diśāsu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी बहुवचनम्; अधिकरणम् (in the directions)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णुर्भगवान्पुरारिर्दिवाकरोप्यत्र = विष्णुः + भगवान् + पुरारिः + दिवाकरः + अपि + अत्र; तथेक्षुवंशावृतकंदरस्तु = तथा + इक्षुवंशावृतकन्दरः + तु; घृतोदकप्रस्रवणो = घृतोदकप्रस्रवणः (visarga before voiced consonant dropped in saṃhitā).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva (Purāri)
• Sūrya (Divākara)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It depicts a sanctified landscape where even natural features become miraculous—caves overgrown with sugarcane and waters flowing like ghee—typical of tīrtha-māhātmya style descriptions that mark a place as divinely charged.

How does this verse emphasize the theological mood of the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa?

By presenting major deities (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Sūrya) as sharing a single golden radiance, it underscores a cosmic, creation-era grandeur where divinity permeates the environment.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson suggested by the imagery?

The imagery suggests that proximity to the sacred transforms perception and experience: devotion and reverence can reveal the world as suffused with divine splendor rather than ordinary materiality.