Shloka 124

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

अप्सरोगणगंधर्वैराकीर्णेन विराजितः । विमानेन दिवः पृष्ठमायाति नृपसत्तम

Transliteration

apsarogaṇagaṃdharvairākīrṇena virājitaḥ | vimānena divaḥ pṛṣṭhamāyāti nṛpasattama

Translation

Украшенный и окружённый сонмами апсар и гандхарвов, он, о лучший из царей, достигает небесного свода на вимане — небесной колеснице.

Word by Word

• अप्सरोगणगन्धर्वैः: by apsarases, groups (of beings), and gandharvas
• अप्सरोगणगन्धर्वैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् + गण + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (apsarases, groups, and gandharvas)

• आकीर्णेन: filled/crowded
• आकीर्णेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + कृ (धातु) → आकीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'filled/crowded'—विमानेन सह विशेषण

• विराजितः: adorned, resplendent
• विराजितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + राज् (धातु) → विराजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'adorned/illuminated'

• विमानेन: by/with an aerial car
• विमानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• दिवः: of heaven
• दिवः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• पृष्ठम्: the surface/back (expanse)
• पृष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आयाति: goes/attains
• आयाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Unclear from single-verse context (likely a narrator addressing a king: 'nṛpasattama').

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गंधर्वैराकीर्णेन = गन्धर्वैः + आकीर्णेन (ः + आ → र् + आ); पृष्ठमायाति = पृष्ठम् + आयाति (म् + आ → म् आ); अप्सरोगणगन्धर्वैः treated as dvandva-compound in instrumental plural.

Characters & Entities

• Apsaras
• Gandharva

FAQs

Who are the Apsarases and Gandharvas mentioned in this verse?

Apsarases are celestial nymphs and Gandharvas are heavenly musicians; together they commonly appear in Purāṇic descriptions of divine courts and heavenly processions.

What is a “vimāna” in the Padma Purana context?

A vimāna is a celestial aerial vehicle or chariot used by gods and exalted beings, often described as radiant and accompanied by divine attendants.

What is the main message conveyed by this shloka?

The verse emphasizes heavenly splendor and honor—portraying an exalted figure arriving in the celestial realm, attended by divine beings, as a sign of merit, status, or divine favor.