Shloka 29

Adhyāya 160: Dikpāla-Cosmography and the Sun’s Kālacakra (दिक्पाल-विश्ववर्णनम् तथा आदित्यस्य कालचक्रम्)

Devanagari script

उपासीनस्य धनदं तुम्बुरो: पर्वसंधिषु । गीतसामस्वनस्तात श्रूयते गन्धमादने,तात! पर्वसंधिके समय गन्धमादन पर्वतपर कुबेरकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुए तुम्बुरु गन्धर्वके साम-गानका स्वर स्पष्ट सुनायी पड़ता है

Transliteration

upāsīnasya dhanadaṃ tumburoḥ parvasaṃdhiṣu | gītasāmasvanas tāta śrūyate gandhamādane ||

Translation

తాతా! గంధమాదన పర్వతంలో పర్వతసంధుల వేళ ధనదుడు (కుబేరుడు) సేవలో ఆసీనుడైన తుంబురు గంధర్వుని సామగాన స్వరం స్పష్టంగా వినిపిస్తుంది.

Word by Word

• उपासीनस्य: of (one who is) attending/serving, seated near
• उपासीनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपासीन (उप-आस् धातु से क्तिन्/क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, 'उपासीन' = सेवायाम् उपस्थित/आसीन)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धनदम्: Kubera (the giver of wealth)
• धनदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तुम्बुरोः: of Tumburu
• तुम्बुरोः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्वसन्धिषु: at the joints/intervals of the day (parva-junctions)
• पर्वसन्धिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वसन्धि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• गीतसामस्वनः: the sound of Sāman-chants sung
• गीतसामस्वनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीतसामस्वन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तात: O dear (father/son)!
• तात: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्रूयते: is heard
• श्रूयते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada, Passive (karmani)

• गन्धमादने: on (Mount) Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

आर्शिषिण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Tumburu
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Gandhamādana (mountain)
• Sāman (Sāmaveda chant)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dignity of reverent attendance (upāsanā) and suggests that sacred, disciplined music (Sāman-chanting) refines the atmosphere and the mind, aligning one toward auspiciousness and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

On the Gandhamādana mountain, at its passes, the speaker notes that Tumburu the Gandharva is present in service to Kubera (Dhanada), and the distinct sound of his Sāman-style singing can be heard.