Shloka 9
मेरुवर्णनम्—प्रमाण, दिग्विभाग, देवपुरी-विमान-निवासाः
Devanagari script
अमरावती अमरावती पूर्वभागे नानाप्रासादसंकुला नानादेवगणैः कीर्णा मणिजालसमावृता
Transliteration
Amarāvatī amarāvatī pūrvabhāge nānāprāsādasaṃkulā nānādevagaṇaiḥ kīrṇā maṇijālasamāvṛtā
Translation
अमरावती नाम पुरी पूर्वभागे विराजते। नानाप्रासादसंकुला नानादेवगणैः कीर्णा मणिजालसमावृता॥
Word by Word
amarāvatīAmaravati (city of the immortals/Indra’s city)
amarāvatī:
amarāvatīAmaravati (repetition for emphasis)
amarāvatī:
pūrva-bhāgein the eastern part/quarter
pūrva-bhāge:
nānā-prāsāda-saṃkulācrowded with many palaces
nānā-prāsāda-saṃkulā:
nānā-deva-gaṇaiḥwith many groups/hosts of devas
nānā-deva-gaṇaiḥ:
kīrṇāfilled, strewn, thronged
kīrṇā:
maṇi-jāla-samāvṛtācovered/enclosed by a net (lattice) of gems
maṇi-jāla-samāvṛtā:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual attribution for the Purana’s frame)