Shloka 17

Narmadā Māhātmya with the Praise of Amarakantaka Tīrthas

Devanagari script

दिव्यगंधानुलिप्तश्च दिव्यालंकारभूषितः । ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो जायते विपुले कुले

Transliteration

divyagaṃdhānuliptaśca divyālaṃkārabhūṣitaḥ | tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo jāyate vipule kule

Translation

ସେ ଦିବ୍ୟ ସୁଗନ୍ଧରେ ଅନୁଲିପ୍ତ ଓ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଅଳଙ୍କାରରେ ଭୂଷିତ ହୁଏ। ପରେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରୁ ଚ୍ୟୁତ ହୋଇ, ବିଶାଳ ଓ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କୁଳରେ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଉଛି।

Word by Word

• divya-gandha-anuliptaḥ: smeared with divine fragrance
• divya-gandha-anuliptaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + anulipta (कृदन्त; √lip लिप् लेपने with anu-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (sg.); तत्पुरुष: ‘दिव्यगन्धेन अनुलिप्तः’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• divya-alaṃkāra-bhūṣitaḥ: adorned with divine ornaments
• divya-alaṃkāra-bhūṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + alaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (कृदन्त; √bhūṣ भूष् अलङ्कारे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (sg.); तत्पुरुष: ‘दिव्यालंकारैः भूषितः’

• tataḥ: from there, thereafter
• tataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक (from there/thereafter)

• svargāt: from heaven
• svargāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (sg.)

• paribhraṣṭaḥ: fallen (from), slipped down
• paribhraṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paribhraṣṭa (कृदन्त; √bhraṃś भ्रंश् पतने with pari-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (sg.); भूतकृदन्त (past participle): ‘fallen down’

• jāyate: is born
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु; जन् प्रादुर्भावे)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (sg.), आत्मनेपद

• vipule: great, extensive
• vipule: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.)/पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (sg.); ‘kule’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• kule: in a family
• kule: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: divyagandhānuliptaśca → divya-gandha-anuliptaḥ ca; divyālaṃkārabhūṣitaḥ → divya-alaṃkāra-bhūṣitaḥ; svargātparibhraṣṭo → svargāt paribhraṣṭaḥ (visarga sandhi).

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It teaches that the fruits of merit can grant heavenly enjoyment (divine fragrance and ornaments), but when that merit is exhausted one returns from heaven and takes birth again—often in a prosperous family as a residual result.

Why does the verse mention divine fragrance and ornaments?

These are markers of svarga-bhoga (heavenly enjoyment), indicating refined, luminous pleasures that arise as karmic rewards rather than permanent spiritual liberation.

What ethical lesson does it imply about karma?

It implies that good deeds yield pleasant results and elevated states, yet these results are finite; therefore one should pursue not only merit but also lasting spiritual aims beyond temporary heavenly rewards.