Shloka 16

Instruction to the Brahmin

The Greatness of Piṇḍa and Prasāda on Mount Nīla

Devanagari script

ददर्श तत्र देवेशं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम् । किरीटहारकेयूरग्रैवेयाद्यैर्विराजितम्

Transliteration

dadarśa tatra deveśaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam | kirīṭahārakeyūragraiveyādyairvirājitam

Translation

तत्र स देवेशं ददर्श—सुरासुरैर्नमस्कृतं, किरीटहारकेयूरग्रैवेयाद्यैर्विराजितम्।

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• देव-ईशम्: the Lord of gods
• देव-ईशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (देवानाम् ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• सुर-असुर-नमस्कृतम्: worshipped by gods and demons
• सुर-असुर-नमस्कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस्कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (सुर+असुर) + क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘नमस्कृत’ (past passive participle of नमस्+कृ); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (देवेशम् विशेषण)

• किरीट-हार-केयूर-ग्रैवेय-आद्यैः: with crown, garland, armlets, necklace, etc.
• किरीट-हार-केयूर-ग्रैवेय-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक) + हार (प्रातिपदिक) + केयूर (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रैवेय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (ornaments list) with ‘आदि’; तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘by/with crowns, garlands, armlets, necklaces, etc.’

• विराजितम्: adorned, resplendent
• विराजितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+राज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle): ‘adorned/brightened’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (देवेशम् विशेषण)

Speaker

Narrator (context not provided in the excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: deveśaṃ = deva-īśam; surāsuranamaskṛtam = sura-asura-namaskṛtam; graiveyādyaiḥ = graiveya-ādyaiḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa (Lord of the gods)
• Suras (devas)
• Asuras

FAQs

Who is meant by 'Deveśa' in this verse?

Deveśa literally means “Lord of the gods.” In Purāṇic usage it can denote the supreme divine ruler being described in the narrative; the excerpt alone does not specify the deity’s personal name.

Why does the verse mention both suras and asuras offering reverence?

It emphasizes the deity’s universal sovereignty—acknowledged even by opposing cosmic groups—highlighting a status beyond factional conflict.

What is the significance of listing ornaments like kirīṭa, hāra, and graiveya?

The ornament list conveys divine majesty and iconographic clarity, portraying the deity in a royal, resplendent form suitable for visualization (dhyāna) and devotional contemplation.