Shloka 171

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

Devanagari script

हंससारसयुक्तेन किंकिणीजालमालिना । विमानेनाप्सरोभिश्च सिद्धविद्याधरैर्वृतः

Transliteration

haṃsasārasayuktena kiṃkiṇījālamālinā | vimānenāpsarobhiśca siddhavidyādharairvṛtaḥ

Translation

ਅਪਸਰਾਵਾਂ, ਸਿੱਧਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਧਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਘਿਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ, ਉਹ ਹੰਸਾਂ ਤੇ ਸਾਰਸਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੁਤਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ, ਝੰਕਾਰਦੀਆਂ ਘੰਟੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਾਲਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਵਿਮਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਵਾਰ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• haṃsa-sārasa-yuktena: with (swans and cranes) attached/associated
• haṃsa-sārasa-yuktena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + sārasa (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (हंसाश्च सारसाश्च) + युक्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (vimāna-विशेषणत्वात् नपुंसक-सम्बन्ध), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of vimāna)

• kiṃkiṇī-jāla-mālinā: adorned with a net of tinkling bells
• kiṃkiṇī-jāla-mālinā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kiṃkiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + jāla (प्रातिपदिक) + mālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (किंकिणीनां जालम्; तेन मालिन्), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-सम्बन्ध, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of vimāna)

• vimānena: by/with an aerial car
• vimānena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• apsarobhiḥ: with apsarases
• apsarobhiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• siddha-vidyā-dharaiḥ: with accomplished Vidyādharas
• siddha-vidyā-dharaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सिद्धाश्च ते विद्याधराः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vṛtaḥ: surrounded
• vṛtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vṛ (धातु, आवरणे) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (context-dependent within Adhyaya 21; speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: हंससारसयुक्तेन = हंससारस-युक्तेन; विमानेनाप्सरोभिः = विमानेन + अप्सरोभिः; अप्सरोभिश्च = अप्सरोभिः + च; सिद्धविद्याधरैर्वृतः = सिद्धविद्याधरैः + वृतः

Characters & Entities

• Apsaras
• Siddhas
• Vidyadharas
• Hamsa (swans)
• Sarasa (cranes)

FAQs

What is a “vimāna” in this Padma Purana verse?

Here “vimāna” denotes a divine aerial car or celestial chariot, typically described as ornate and used by gods or exalted beings, often accompanied by heavenly attendants.

Who are the Apsarās, Siddhas, and Vidyādharas mentioned here?

Apsarās are celestial nymphs; Siddhas are perfected beings endowed with spiritual attainments; Vidyādharas are semi-divine beings associated with supernatural knowledge and powers—common figures in Purāṇic cosmology.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson implied by this imagery?

The verse primarily conveys exalted status and a heavenly setting; implicitly, it reflects the Purāṇic idea that refined merit, spiritual accomplishment, or divine favor is mirrored in elevated associations and celestial splendor.