Shloka 9

Names of Regions and Mountains: Ramaṇaka, Hiraṇmaya, Airāvata, and the Turn to Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

एकं मणिमयं तत्र तथैकं रुक्ममद्भुतम् । सर्वरत्नमयं चैकं भवनैरुपशोभितम्

Transliteration

ekaṃ maṇimayaṃ tatra tathaikaṃ rukmamadbhutam | sarvaratnamayaṃ caikaṃ bhavanairupaśobhitam

Translation

तत्रैकं मणिमयं भवनं, तथैकं रुक्ममद्भुतम्; एकं च सर्वरत्नमयं भवनैरुपशोभितम्।

Word by Word

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्

• मणिमयम्: made of jewels
• मणिमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणि + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—मणिभिः मयम् (made of gems)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थक (thus; likewise)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• रुक्मम्: golden
• रुक्मम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुक्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वरत्नमयम्: made of all gems
• सर्वरत्नमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रत्न + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—सर्वैः रत्नैः मयम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• भवनैः: with mansions/buildings
• भवनैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• उपशोभितम्: adorned; beautified
• उपशोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle, -त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; उपसर्गः—उप

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual description within the Svarga-khaṇḍa narrative)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथैकम् = तथा + एकम् (आ + ए → ऐ). चैकम् = च + एकम्. भवनैरुपशोभितम् = भवनैः + उपशोभितम् (visarga sandhi: ः + उ → र् + उ).

FAQs

What is being described in this verse of the Svarga-khaṇḍa?

The verse describes a heavenly setting featuring multiple palaces—one made of gems, one of gold, and another composed of all kinds of jewels—highlighting celestial opulence.

Does this verse teach a direct bhakti or ethical instruction?

Not directly; it is primarily descriptive, using imagery of splendor to convey the extraordinary nature of the celestial realm within the narrative flow.

Why do Purāṇas use jewel-and-gold palace imagery?

Such imagery functions as a literary device to communicate superhuman abundance and divine order, contrasting worldly limitations with the grandeur attributed to higher realms.