Shloka 68
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
तथा नागाः सुपर्णाश्च सिद्धाः शुक्रधरास्तथा । सरितः सागराश्चैव गंधर्वाप्सरसस्तथा
tathā nāgāḥ suparṇāśca siddhāḥ śukradharāstathā | saritaḥ sāgarāścaiva gaṃdharvāpsarasastathā
Do mesmo modo, ali estão os nāgas e os suparṇas, os siddhas e também os śukradharas; e igualmente rios e oceanos, e ainda gandharvas e apsarās.
Unspecified (context needed to identify the dialogue pair for Svarga-khaṇḍa 39)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुपर्णाश्च = सुपर्णाः + च; शुक्रधरास्तथा = शुक्रधराः + तथा; सागराश्चैव = सागराः + च + एव; गंधर्वाप्सरसस्तथा = गन्धर्वाः + अप्सरसः + तथा.
FAQs
Nāgas are serpent-like divine beings in Purāṇic cosmology, while suparṇas are powerful winged beings—often associated with Garuḍa’s class—frequently listed among celestial races.
Purāṇic passages often catalogue both animate and inanimate constituents of the cosmos to convey the fullness of creation—heavenly beings as well as the world-structures (like rivers and seas) that support life and sacred geography.
On its own, the verse functions as an enumerative line that highlights the diversity and ordered plurality of beings and cosmic elements; the broader ethical or devotional teaching depends on the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 39.