Shloka 43

Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru

Devanagari script

उमासहायोभगवान्रमते भूतभावनः । कर्णिकारमयीं मालां बिभ्रदापादलंबिनीम्

Transliteration

umāsahāyobhagavānramate bhūtabhāvanaḥ | karṇikāramayīṃ mālāṃ bibhradāpādalaṃbinīm

Translation

พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ผู้ทรงเป็นผู้ชำระและบ่อเกิดแห่งสรรพภูต เสด็จสำราญพร้อมพระอุมา ทรงสวมพวงมาลัยดอกกรณิการะ ห้อยยาวจรดพระบาท

Word by Word

• उमासहायः: Uma’s companion (Śiva)
• उमासहायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + सहाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उमायाः सहायः)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेष्यरूपेण (as substantive)

• रमते: sports / delights
• रमते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भूतभावनः: nurturer of beings
• भूतभावनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + भावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूतानां भावनः = nurturer/creator of beings)

• कर्णिकारमयीम्: made of karṇikāra (flowers)
• कर्णिकारमयीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; मयट्-अर्थे तत्पुरुष (कर्णिकारमयी = made of karṇikāra-flowers)

• मालाम्: garland
• मालाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• बिभ्रत्: bearing / wearing
• बिभ्रत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (bearing)

• आ: up to
• आ: Upapada-sambandha (उपपद-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; ‘आ ...’ = ‘up to’ (limit marker)

• पादलम्बिनीम्: hanging down to the feet
• पादलम्बिनीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + लम्बिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पादेषु लम्बते इति/यावत् पादम् लम्बते)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual description within the chapter; no direct speaker marked in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: उमासहायोभगवान्रमते→उमासहायः भगवान् रमते; बिभ्रदापादलंबिनीम्→बिभ्रत् आ पादलम्बिनीम्.

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Bhagavān (Śiva / Bhūtabhāvana)

FAQs

Who is ‘Bhūtabhāvana’ in this verse?

‘Bhūtabhāvana’ is an epithet of Śiva meaning the one who brings beings into existence and also purifies/sanctifies them.

What is the significance of Umā being mentioned as ‘sahāya’ (companion)?

It highlights the divine unity of Śiva with Umā (Pārvatī), portraying the Lord in a relational, auspicious form rather than as an isolated ascetic.

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied by this imagery?

The verse encourages a devotional gaze: contemplating the Lord’s auspicious form—gentle, adorned, and accompanied by the Goddess—cultivates reverence and steadiness of mind.