Shloka 31

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

सुपर्णाः किन्नरा नागास्तथान्ये स्वर्गवासिनः । सांगा वेदाश्च चत्वारो शास्त्राणि विविधानि च ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

suparṇāḥ kinnarā nāgāstathānye svargavāsinaḥ | sāṃgā vedāśca catvāro śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca || 31 ||

Translation

ที่นั่นมีสุปัรณะ (ครุฑ), กินนร, นาค และเหล่าสวรรค์วาสีอื่น ๆ พำนักอยู่; และที่นั่นยังมีพระเวททั้งสี่พร้อมอังคะ ตลอดจนคัมภีร์ศาสตราต่าง ๆ มากมาย

Word by Word

• सुपर्णाः: Suparṇas (birds/garuḍa-class)
• सुपर्णाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• किन्नराः: Kinnaras
• किन्नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नागाः: Nāgas
• नागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्वर्ग-वासिनः: dwellers in heaven
• स्वर्ग-वासिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स-अङ्गाः: with their auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas)
• स-अङ्गाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहि: ‘अङ्गानि सन्ति येषाम्’ (with limbs/with auxiliaries)

• वेदाः: Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of वेदाः

• शास्त्राणि: treatises/scriptures
• शास्त्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of शास्त्राणि

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative, traditionally in dialogue style with sages such as Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Wonder at the breadth of beings and knowledge present, culminating in quiet reverence for the Vedas and śāstras as living presences in the sacred land."}

Characters & Entities

• Suparna (Garuda)
• Kinnara
• Naga
• Veda
• Vedanga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

The verse portrays a sacred, exalted realm (or tirtha-field) where both divine beings and the full body of Vedic revelation—four Vedas with Vedangas—are present, indicating that holiness includes not only celestial wonder but also the presence of authoritative dharmic knowledge.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While Bhakti is not named directly, the verse supports a bhakti-friendly Purāṇic theme: true sacred places and divine spheres are aligned with Vedic authority (Veda + Vedāṅga), implying that devotion is strengthened when grounded in śāstra and dharma rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

By saying 'sāṅgā vedāḥ' (Vedas with their limbs), it points to the Vedāṅgas—Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Kalpa, and Jyotiṣa—i.e., the practical disciplines for correct recitation, grammar, meter, etymology, ritual procedure, and Vedic astrology/astronomy.