Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 4

Vision of Nandana Grove: The Glory of the Wish-Fulfilling Tree and the Birth of Aśokasundarī

Devanagari script

श्रीमहादेव उवाच । एवमस्तु महादेवि नंदनं देवसंकुलम् । दर्शयिष्यामि ते पुण्यं द्विजसिद्धनिषेवितम्

Transliteration

śrīmahādeva uvāca | evamastu mahādevi naṃdanaṃ devasaṃkulam | darśayiṣyāmi te puṇyaṃ dvijasiddhaniṣevitam

Translation

Śrī Mahādeva disse: «Assim seja, ó Mahādevī. Eu te mostrarei o sagrado Nandana, repleto de devas—puro e frequentado por siddhas realizados e veneráveis brāhmaṇas».

Word by Word

• श्री-महादेवः: Śrī Mahādeva
• श्री-महादेवः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरसूचक-उपपद 'श्री'

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: 'thus')

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Assent/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक: महा+देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• नन्दनम्: Nandana (garden)
• नन्दनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• देव-संकुलम्: crowded with gods
• देव-संकुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (देवैः/देवानाम् संकुलम्) qualifying 'नन्दनम्'

• दर्शयिष्यामि: I will show
• दर्शयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative stem 'दर्शय-'

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुण्यम्: holy, auspicious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'holy/auspicious' qualifying 'नन्दनम्' (understood)

• द्विज-सिद्ध-निषेवितम्: frequented by brahmins and siddhas
• द्विज-सिद्ध-निषेवितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + नि+सेव् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (निषेवित) 'frequented'; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थे द्विजसिद्ध (द्विजैः सिद्धैश्च) + तत्पुरुष with निषेवित

Speaker

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एवमस्तु = एवम् + अस्तु (म् + अ → म); देवसंकुलम् = देव + संकुलम् (सन्धि-लोप); द्विजसिद्धनिषेवितम् = द्विजसिद्ध + निषेवितम् (समास-संयोग).

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Nandana

FAQs

What is “Nandana” in this verse?

Nandana refers to a divine pleasure-grove (often associated with Indra’s heaven), described here as filled with gods and characterized by sanctity.

Who are “dvija” and “siddha” said to frequent this place?

“Dvija” denotes the twice-born, especially brāhmaṇas; “siddha” denotes perfected spiritual beings/adepts. The verse highlights the grove as a resort of exalted and spiritually accomplished beings.

What is the ethical or spiritual emphasis of the line “puṇyaṃ dvijasiddhaniṣevitam”?

It frames holiness as recognized by the company it keeps: a place is praised as meritorious because it is frequented by the wise and spiritually perfected, implying the value of seeking elevating environments and associations.