Shloka 3

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

संतानकानाम् अखिलं यस्या गन्धेन वासितम् अतिसेव्यम् अभूद् ब्रह्मन् तद् वनं वनचारिणाम्

Transliteration

saṃtānakānām akhilaṃ yasyā gandhena vāsitam atisevyam abhūd brahman tad vanaṃ vanacāriṇām

Translation

Ó brāhmaṇa, toda aquela floresta foi impregnada pela fragrância das flores santānaka; por isso tornou-se sobremodo aprazível para todos os que nela habitavam e por ela vagavam.

Word by Word

संतानकानाम्of the santanaka (trees/flowers)

अखिलम्entire

यस्याःwhose

गन्धेनby (its) fragrance

वासितम्perfumed

अतिसेव्यम्highly to be frequented

अभूत्became/was

ब्रह्मन्O Brahman (sage)

तत्that

वनम्forest

वनचारिणाम्of forest-dwellers

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Santānaka trees

Forest-dwellers (vana-cārins)

FAQs

What is the significance of divine fragrance in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The all-pervading scent symbolizes a realm’s purity and auspiciousness—an ordered, elevated environment where even nature reflects sacred harmony.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the appeal of such forests to their inhabitants?

Parāśara highlights sensory sanctity: the grove is “most resorted to” because the santānaka fragrance permeates everything, making the entire place naturally inviting to those who live or wander there.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named in this line, the Purāṇa’s cosmography frames such perfected realms as operating under Vishnu’s sovereign order—nature’s beauty becomes a sign of the Supreme Reality sustaining the cosmos.