Shloka 47

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

बदरीकुन्दपुन्नागैरशोकाम्रातिमुक्तकै: । मधूकै: कोविदारैश्न चम्पकैः पनसैस्तथा

Transliteration

badarīkunda-punnāgair aśokāmrātimuktakaiḥ | madhūkaiḥ kovidāraiś ca campakaiḥ panasaistathā ||

Translation

Васудева сказал: Та обитель была украшена множеством диких деревьев, дарующих цветы и плоды, — бадари (зизифус), кунда (жасмин), пуннага, ашока, манго, лианы атимуктакa, мадхука, ковидара, чампака и панаса (джекфрут). Повсюду она была покрыта цветами, кустарниками и вьющимися лозами, а рощи бананов придавали ей ещё большую красоту. Эта картина подчёркивает нравственное воображение «Махабхараты»: ашрам как пространство мира, самообуздания и дхармы, где изобилие природы отражает внутренний порядок и духовное возделывание.

Word by Word

• बदरी: with jujube trees (badarī)
• बदरी: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• कुन्द: with kunda (jasmine) trees/flowers
• कुन्द: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्द
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुन्नागैः: with punnāga trees
• पुन्नागैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुन्नाग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अशोक: with aśoka trees
• अशोक: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशोक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आम्र: with mango trees
• आम्र: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अतिमुक्तकैः: with atimuktaka plants/trees
• अतिमुक्तकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिमुक्तक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मधूकैः: with madhūka (mahua) trees
• मधूकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधूक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कोविदारैः: with kovidāra trees
• कोविदारैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चम्पकैः: with campaka trees
• चम्पकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पनसैः: with jackfruit trees
• पनसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• āśrama (hermitage)
• badarī (jujube)
• kunda (jasmine)
• punnāga
• aśoka
• āmra (mango)
• atimuktaka (creeper)
• madhūka (mahua)
• kovidāra
• campaka
• panasa (jackfruit)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses the abundance and harmony of an āśrama’s natural setting to evoke dharma: a life ordered by restraint, purity, and spiritual practice. The flourishing trees and creepers function as ethical-symbolic scenery—peaceful surroundings that support right conduct and inner discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva is describing the beauty of a hermitage, listing many flowering and fruit-bearing trees and noting that the area is filled with blossoms, shrubs, and vines, with banana groves enhancing its splendor. It is a descriptive passage establishing a serene setting.