Shloka 14

Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma

Devanagari script

हेमसोपानसंयुक्तं नानारत्नोपशोभितम् / दिव्यसिंहासनोपेतं सर्वशोभासमन्वितम्

Transliteration

hemasopānasaṃyuktaṃ nānāratnopaśobhitam / divyasiṃhāsanopetaṃ sarvaśobhāsamanvitam

Translation

سونے کی سیڑھیوں سے آراستہ، گوناگوں جواہرات سے مزین؛ آسمانی شیر-تخت سے مزیّن، ہر طرح کی شان و شوکت سے بھرپور تھا۔

Word by Word

• हेम: gold
• हेम: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (used as first member in compound)

• सोपान: steps, staircase
• सोपान: Viśeṣya-aṅga (विशेष्य-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोपान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (compound member)

• संयुक्तम्: joined/connected with
• संयुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; past passive participle; agrees with implied neuter noun (e.g., गृहम्/स्थानम्)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; adjective-like indeclinable meaning ‘various’ (used in compound)

• रत्न: jewel
• रत्न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (compound member)

• उपशोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• उपशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + शुभ् (धातु) → उपशोभित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; past passive participle; agrees with implied neuter noun

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; (compound member)

• सिंहासन: throne
• सिंहासन: Adhikaraṇa/Upādhi (अधिकरण/उपाधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (compound member)

• उपेतम्: endowed with, furnished with
• उपेतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + इ (धातु) → उपेत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘endowed with/possessed of’; agrees with implied neuter noun

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; (compound member)

• शोभा: splendour, beauty
• शोभा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (compound member)

• समन्वितम्: endowed with, accompanied by
• समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘accompanied by/possessing’; agrees with implied neuter noun

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) describing the divine setting to the assembled sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Divya Siṃhāsana (celestial throne)
• Hema (gold)
• Ratna (gems)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: the verse uses regal and luminous imagery (gold, gems, celestial throne) to point to the transcendent majesty associated with the Supreme—whose presence is traditionally indicated through unsurpassed splendour rather than ordinary material description.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit technique is taught in this line; however, such visual descriptions function as ālambana (support) for dhyāna—helping the mind steady itself on a sacred form and setting, a common Purāṇic aid to devotional contemplation.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

While neither Śiva nor Viṣṇu is named here, the shared Purāṇic convention of describing the divine seat/abode with identical ‘supreme splendour’ imagery supports the Kurma Purana’s broader non-sectarian tone, where divine sovereignty and radiance are attributed to the highest reality revered through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava lenses.