Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 31

Yayāti Ensnared by Desire: Gandharva Marriage, Aśvamedha, and the Demand to See the Worlds

Devanagari script

इंद्रलोकं ब्रह्मलोकं शिवलोकं तथैव च । विष्णुलोकं महाराज द्रष्टुमिच्छामि सुप्रियम्

Transliteration

iṃdralokaṃ brahmalokaṃ śivalokaṃ tathaiva ca | viṣṇulokaṃ mahārāja draṣṭumicchāmi supriyam

Translation

Desejo contemplar o mundo de Indra, o mundo de Brahmā e também o mundo de Śiva; e igualmente o mundo de Viṣṇu, ó grande rei, meu amado.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रलोकम्: Indra’s world
• इन्द्रलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रस्य लोकः)

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Brahmā’s world
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• शिवलोकम्: Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य लोकः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विष्णुलोकम्: Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः लोकः)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् राजा)

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive/तुमुन्), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुप्रियम्: very dear / most pleasing
• सुप्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the desired object/experience)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (addressing a king: mahārāja)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथैव = तथा + एव; द्रष्टुमिच्छामि = द्रष्टुम् + इच्छामि

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Brahmā
• Śiva
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about the Padma Purana’s view of the cosmos?

It presents a multi-loka cosmos, naming distinct divine realms associated with Indra, Brahmā, Śiva, and Viṣṇu, implying a structured spiritual geography beyond the human world.

Does the verse rank these worlds in superiority?

Not explicitly; it lists them as desired destinations to behold. Any hierarchy would depend on the surrounding narrative and the Purana’s broader theological framing.

What ethical or spiritual impulse is reflected in the request to see these lokas?

It reflects aspiration and reverent curiosity toward divine realms—often connected in Purāṇic contexts with merit, devotion, and the wish to understand higher orders of existence.