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Shloka 7

Samayakaraṇa

Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition

Devanagari script

पातालगुह्यां बहुवृक्षरोम्णीं सप्ताधरां सुभ्रु तवास्मि दाता । सकोशबद्धां गजवाजिपूर्णां समन्त्रिहृद्यां नगरैः समेताम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

pātālaguhyāṃ bahuvṛkṣaromṇīṃ saptādharāṃ subhru tavāsmi dātā | sakośabaddhāṃ gajavājipūrṇāṃ samantrihṛdyāṃ nagaraiḥ sametām || 7 ||

Translation

О дева с прекрасными бровями, я дарую тебе город — сокрытый, как пещера в подземных областях, густо поросший деревьями и опирающийся на семь оснований. Он укреплён сокровищницами, полон слонов и коней, приятен мудрыми министрами и завершён окружающими его городками.

Word by Word
पाताल-गुह्याम्having the netherworld as hidden cavity
पाताल-गुह्याम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपाताल (प्रातिपदिक) + गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of धराम् (understood)
बहु-वृक्ष-रोम्णीम्whose ‘hair’ is many trees
बहु-वृक्ष-रोम्णीम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + रोमन्/रोम्णी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘whose hairs are many trees’
सप्त-अधराम्having seven lower regions
सप्त-अधराम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अधर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—‘having seven lower regions’
सुभ्रुO fair-browed one
सुभ्रु:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसु-भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
तवto you/your
तव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
दाताgiver
दाता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदातृ (प्रातिपदिक; agent noun from √दा)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन
स-कोश-बद्धाम्secured with treasury
स-कोश-बद्धाम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (अव्यय/उपपद) + कोश (प्रातिपदिक) + बद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘bound/secured with treasury’ (with storehouses)
गज-वाजि-पूर्णाम्filled with elephants and horses
गज-वाजि-पूर्णाम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगज (प्रातिपदिक) + वाजिन्/वाजि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘filled with elephants and horses’
स-मन्त्रि-हृद्याम्with pleasing ministers
स-मन्त्रि-हृद्याम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (अव्यय/उपपद) + मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + हृद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘pleasing with ministers / having agreeable ministers’
नगरैःwith towns/cities
नगरैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootनगर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (plural)
समेताम्accompanied (together with)
समेताम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमेत (कृदन्त; √इ + सम्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; past participle used adjectivally—‘accompanied/attended’
Speaker

Narrative voice within a royal/donation context (king/benefactor addressing a lady); framed in Narada Purana Uttara-Bhaga discourse

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

It portrays the classical puranic ideal of dāna and royal stewardship—bestowing a well-ordered, protected settlement—implying that righteous governance and generous endowments support dharma and generate punya within sacred-land (kshetra) narratives.

While not explicitly devotional, it supports the bhakti ecosystem indirectly: stable towns, treasuries, and competent ministers enable temple worship, festivals, pilgrim care, and sustained service (seva), which are practical foundations for public Vishnu-bhakti in kshetra contexts.

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught directly; the verse instead reflects applied Rajadharma—administration (mantri), resources (kosa), and protection (gaja-vaji)—as the worldly framework often assumed in puranic ritual and pilgrimage management.

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