Shloka 8

Description of Continents, Oceans, Regions, and the Measure of the World

Devanagari script

गोमंतः पर्वतो विप्राः सुमहान्सर्वधातुकः । यत्र नित्यं निवसति श्रीमान्कमललोचनः

Transliteration

gomaṃtaḥ parvato viprāḥ sumahānsarvadhātukaḥ | yatra nityaṃ nivasati śrīmānkamalalocanaḥ

Translation

Ó brâmanes, o Monte Gomanta é imensamente grandioso e rico em todos os minerais; ali habita eternamente o Senhor glorioso de olhos de lótus.

Word by Word

• gomaṃtaḥ: Gomant (name)
• gomaṃtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• parvataḥ: mountain
• parvataḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• viprāḥ: O Brahmins
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (used as address)

• sumahān: very great
• sumahān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); उपसर्गपूर्वक विशेषण (‘very great’)

• sarvadhātukaḥ: containing all minerals/metals
• sarvadhātukaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dhātuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थ (determinative: ‘having all minerals/metals’)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक देशवाचक (relative locative adverb: ‘where’)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: ‘always’)

• nivasati: dwells/resides
• nivasati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vas (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); उपसर्गयुक्त (ni + vas)

• śrīmān: glorious/fortunate
• śrīmān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• kamalalocanaḥ: the lotus-eyed one (Viṣṇu)
• kamalalocanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘lotus-eyed’)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual voice addressing sages/brāhmaṇas)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: sumahānsarvadhātukaḥ = sumahān + sarvadhātukaḥ; śrīmānkamalalocanaḥ = śrīmān + kamalalocanaḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Gomanta
• Vishnu

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

It frames Gomanta as a sacred mountain characterized both by natural abundance (rich in minerals) and divine presence (the Lord’s eternal abode), a common Purāṇic way of sacralizing landscapes.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By identifying a specific place as the Lord’s dwelling, it encourages devotional orientation—pilgrimage, remembrance, and reverence toward Viṣṇu as the “lotus-eyed” divine person.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse implies that true greatness is linked to sanctity and devotion: a place (and by extension a life) becomes most meaningful when aligned with divine presence and sustained reverence.