Shloka 6

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

पिबामृतं मामकवक्त्रनिर्गतं । विमानमारुह्य वरं मया सह । सुमेरुशृंगं बहुपुण्यसेवितं । संप्राप्य भोगं कुरु सत्तपः फलम्

Transliteration

pibāmṛtaṃ māmakavaktranirgataṃ | vimānamāruhya varaṃ mayā saha | sumeruśṛṃgaṃ bahupuṇyasevitaṃ | saṃprāpya bhogaṃ kuru sattapaḥ phalam

Translation

จงดื่มอมฤตที่หลั่งออกจากปากของข้า แล้วขึ้นวิมานอันประเสริฐไปกับข้า ไปให้ถึงยอดสุเมรุซึ่งได้รับการสักการะด้วยการบำเพ็ญกุศลของผู้มีบุญมากมาย แล้วเสวยสุข ณ ที่นั้น—ให้ผลแห่งตบะอันแท้จริงของท่านบังเกิดเถิด

Word by Word

• piba: drink
• piba: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• amṛtam: nectar, ambrosia
• amṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• māmaka-vaktra-nirgatam: that has come forth from my mouth
• māmaka-vaktra-nirgatam: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māmaka (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक) + nir-gata (कृदन्त, √gam/गम्)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) 'nirgata' = 'issued forth'; qualifies 'amṛtam'

• vimānam: a celestial car, aerial chariot
• vimānam: Karma (कर्म) (object of āruhya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āruhya: having mounted
• āruhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (रुह् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having mounted'

• varam: excellent, best
• varam: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'vimānam'

• mayā: with me (by me)
• mayā: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं; सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Postposition/indeclinable (सह-योगे अव्यय), governs instrumental

• sumeru-śṛṅgam: the peak of Sumeru
• sumeru-śṛṅgam: Karma (कर्म) (goal reached by saṃprāpya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-meru (प्रातिपदिक) + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bahu-puṇya-sevitam: frequented by many meritorious (beings)
• bahu-puṇya-sevitam: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + sevita (कृदन्त, √sev/सेव्)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) 'sevita' = 'frequented/served'; qualifies 'sumeruśṛṅgam'

• saṃprāpya: having reached
• saṃprāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having attained/reached'

• bhogam: enjoyment, pleasure
• bhogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kuru: do, perform
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sat-tapaḥ-phalam: the fruit of true austerity
• sat-tapaḥ-phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'fruit of good austerity' appositional to 'bhogam' or object of 'kuru'

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent; a divine/otherworldly speaker addressing a 'vara'—beloved/excellent one)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: amṛtam → amṛtaṃ; māmaka-vaktra-nirgatam → māmakavaktranirgataṃ; vimānam āruhya → vimānamāruhya; sumeru-śṛṅgam → sumeruśṛṃgaṃ; saṃprāpya unchanged; sat-tapaḥ-phalam → sattapaḥ phalam (tatsamāsa with consonant assimilation)

Characters & Entities

• Sumeru

FAQs

What does this verse suggest about Sumeru in the Padma Purana?

It presents Sumeru’s summit as a highly sanctified cosmic locus, “served by many meritorious beings,” implying it is a spiritually charged realm where the results of virtue and austerity are enjoyed.

Why is “amṛta” described as coming from the speaker’s mouth?

The phrase frames nectar as a direct gift of divine grace and intimate transmission—life-giving, sanctifying, and transformative—rather than as an impersonal substance obtained by effort alone.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is emphasized here?

The verse links disciplined austerity (tapas) with rightful fruition (phala): spiritual effort matures into a legitimate enjoyment or reward, received through guidance and association with the divine.