Shloka 3

The Meeting with Agastya

Rāma Praised by the Gods; Phalaśruti; Ideal Reign; Prelude to Agastya’s Arrival

Devanagari script

तवयद्दनुजेंद्र नाशनं कवयो वर्णयितुं समुत्सुकाः । प्रलये जगतांततीः पुनर्ग्रससे त्वं भुवनेशलीलया

Transliteration

tavayaddanujeṃdra nāśanaṃ kavayo varṇayituṃ samutsukāḥ | pralaye jagatāṃtatīḥ punargrasase tvaṃ bhuvaneśalīlayā

Translation

Поэты жаждут воспеть твоё уничтожение владыки данавов; и во время космического растворения ты вновь поглощаешь множества миров, о Владыка вселенной, лишь как свою божественную игру.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• दनुज: demon (son of Danu)
• दनुज: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• इन्द्र: O lord (of demons)
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—दनुज-इन्द्र (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ‘lord of demons’)

• नाशनम्: destruction
• नाशनम्: Karma/Topic (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘यत्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अपेक्ष्य

• कवयः: poets/sages
• कवयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वर्णयितुम्: to describe
• वर्णयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु; √वर्ण् caus.)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अर्थः—‘to describe’

• समुत्सुकाः: eager
• समुत्सुकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘कवयः’

• प्रलये: at dissolution (of the world)
• प्रलये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• अन्त: end
• अन्त: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• ततीः: the whole expanse/series of worlds
• ततीः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—जगत्-अन्त-तति (तत्पुरुष; ‘rows/series up to the end of the worlds’ = the whole expanse)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• ग्रससे: you swallow/consume
• ग्रससे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भुवनेश: lord of the worlds
• भुवनेश: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (in compound); समासः—भुवन-ईश (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ‘lord of the worlds’)

• लीलया: by (your) playful sport
• लीलया: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument-Mode)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—भुवनेश-लीला (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified (a eulogistic address to Bhuvaneśa/Vishnu within the narrative)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तवयत् = तव + यत्; दनुजेन्द्र = दनुज + इन्द्र (समास/सन्धि); जगतांततीः = जगत् + अन्त + ततीः; पुनर्ग्रससे = पुनः + ग्रससे; भुवनेशलीलया = भुवनेश + लीलया (समास/सन्धि).

Characters & Entities

• Bhuvaneśa
• Danujendra
• Dānavas

FAQs

Who is addressed as 'Bhuvaneśa' in this verse?

‘Bhuvaneśa’ means “Lord of the worlds” and here functions as a devotional epithet for the supreme divine ruler—commonly understood in the Padma Purana’s Vaishnava context as Vishnu/Narayana.

What does the verse teach about pralaya (cosmic dissolution)?

It portrays pralaya as a periodic cosmic event in which the Lord reabsorbs the worlds, emphasizing divine sovereignty over creation, preservation, and dissolution.

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied by calling the act 'līlā' (play)?

By framing cosmic destruction and demon-slaying as līlā, the verse suggests that the divine is not compelled by anger or limitation; devotees are encouraged to cultivate reverence and trust in the Lord’s transcendent freedom.