Shloka 81

The Tale of the Five Pretas and the Glory of Puṣkara & the Eastern Sarasvatī

Devanagari script

प्रावृट्काले वियत्पूर्णं घनवृंदमिवोच्छ्रितम् । कदंबपुष्पगंधाढ्यं कुटजार्जुनभूषितम्

Transliteration

prāvṛṭkāle viyatpūrṇaṃ ghanavṛṃdamivocchritam | kadaṃbapuṣpagaṃdhāḍhyaṃ kuṭajārjunabhūṣitam

Translation

Na estação das chuvas, o céu parecia pleno e elevado como um ajuntamento de nuvens—rico no perfume das flores de kadamba e adornado com árvores kuṭaja e arjuna.

Word by Word

• prāvṛṭ-kāle: in the rainy season
• prāvṛṭ-kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāvṛṭ + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (prāvṛṭyāṃ kālaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालाधिकरणम्

• viyat-pūrṇam: filling the sky/sky-filled
• viyat-pūrṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viyat + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (viyataḥ pūrṇam / viyatā pūrṇam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ghana-vṛndam: a mass of clouds
• ghana-vṛndam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghana + vṛnda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (ghanaṃ vṛndam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमानम्

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (like/as)

• ucchritam: lofty/raised
• ucchritam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-√śri (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (‘raised/lofty’)

• kadamba-puṣpa-gandha-āḍhyam: rich with the fragrance of kadamba flowers
• kadamba-puṣpa-gandha-āḍhyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kadamba + puṣpa + gandha + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (kadambapuṣpagandhena āḍhyam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• kuṭaja-arjuna-bhūṣitam: adorned with kuṭaja and arjuna (trees)
• kuṭaja-arjuna-bhūṣitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṭaja + arjuna + bhūṣita (√bhūṣ धातु + क्त)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (kuṭajārjunaiḥ bhūṣitam); क्त-कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: prāvṛṭ+kāle → prāvṛṭkāle; ghana+vṛndam+iva+ucchritam → ghanavṛṃdamivocchritam; gandha+āḍhyam → gaṃdhāḍhyaṃ; kuṭaja+arjuna → kuṭajārjuna.

FAQs

What does this verse depict in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 32.81?

It paints a monsoon scene: a sky swollen with towering cloud-masses, perfumed by kadamba blossoms, and beautified by kuṭaja and arjuna trees.

Does this verse teach a direct Bhakti doctrine?

Not explicitly. It functions primarily as evocative setting—Purāṇic nature-description that frames the narrative mood and sacred atmosphere.

What is the ethical or reflective takeaway from this imagery?

It invites attentiveness to ṛtu (seasonal order) and the sacrality of the natural world—seeing nature’s abundance and harmony as worthy of contemplation.