Shloka 13

The Glory of Plastering/Smearing (and Maintaining) Hari’s Temple

Devanagari script

नानापुष्पसुगंधाढ्यं नानापात्रसमाकुलम् । सुवासितस्य तैलस्य गंधेन परिपूरितम्

Transliteration

nānāpuṣpasugaṃdhāḍhyaṃ nānāpātrasamākulam | suvāsitasya tailasya gaṃdhena paripūritam

Translation

สถานที่นั้นอบอวลด้วยกลิ่นหอมแห่งดอกไม้นานาพรรณ มีภาชนะนานาชนิดรายรอบ และเต็มเปี่ยมด้วยสุคนธ์แห่งน้ำมันหอมระเหยอันประพรมไว้

Word by Word

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (indeclinable used adjectivally: “various”)

• पुष्प: flower
• पुष्प: Visheshya (Qualified element/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (stem) — समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• सुगन्ध: fragrance, good scent
• सुगन्ध: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• आढ्यम्: rich, abundant
• आढ्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (agreeing with implied neuter object)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (indeclinable used adjectivally: “various”)

• पात्र: vessel, container
• पात्र: Visheshya (Qualified element/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• समाकुलम्: crowded, filled, teeming
• समाकुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (agreeing with implied neuter object)

• सुवासितस्य: of the well-scented
• सुवासितस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + वासित (कृदन्त; √वास् “to scent/perfume”)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन; पुं/नपुंसक (agreeing with तैलस्य); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally: “well-perfumed”)

• तैलस्य: of oil
• तैलस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• गन्धेन: by/with fragrance
• गन्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• परिपूरितम्: filled, completely pervaded
• परिपूरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि- (उपसर्ग) + पूरित (कृदन्त; √पॄ/पूर् “to fill”)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle: “filled”)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within the chapter context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नानापुष्पसुगंधाढ्यं = नाना + पुष्प + सुगन्ध + आढ्यम् (समास/समाहार); नानापात्रसमाकुलम् = नाना + पात्र + समाकुलम्; सुवासितस्य तैलस्य (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध); गंधेन परिपूरितम् (तृतीया-करण).

FAQs

What is being described in this verse?

A richly prepared setting filled with many flowers, assorted vessels, and the pervasive aroma of perfumed oil—imagery typical of ceremonial or devotional preparation.

Why do flowers, vessels, and perfumed oil matter in Purāṇic ritual contexts?

They signify auspiciousness and readiness for worship (pūjā): flowers for offering, vessels for ritual functions, and fragrant oils for anointing or sanctifying the space and materials.

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway from this description?

Devotion is expressed through careful preparation and reverence—creating purity, beauty, and abundance in offerings, reflecting inner sincerity through outer order.