Shloka 31

Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa

Kailāsa to Siddha Realms

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च भवनं पुण्यं श्रीशृङ्गे मुनिपुङ्गवाः / श्रीदेव्याः सर्वरत्नाढ्यं हैमं सुमणितोरणम्

Transliteration

anyacca bhavanaṃ puṇyaṃ śrīśṛṅge munipuṅgavāḥ / śrīdevyāḥ sarvaratnāḍhyaṃ haimaṃ sumaṇitoraṇam

Translation

اور اے برگزیدہ رشیو، شری شرِنگ پر شری دیوی کا ایک اور مقدس محل ہے؛ وہ ہر طرح کے جواہرات سے بھرپور، سنہرا، اور نفیس جواہراتی طاقِ در سے مزین ہے۔

Word by Word

• anyat: another
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् bhavanam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• bhavanam: mansion, dwelling
• bhavanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• puṇyam: holy, auspicious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् bhavanam

• śrī-śṛṅge: on Śrī-peak
• śrī-śṛṅge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘the auspicious peak/Śrī-peak’)

• muni-puṅgavāḥ: the foremost sages
• muni-puṅgavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘bulls among sages’ = best sages)

• śrī-devyāḥ: of Goddess Śrī
• śrī-devyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘Śrī who is Devī’)

• sarva-ratna-āḍhyam: rich with all jewels
• sarva-ratna-āḍhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + ratna + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘rich in all jewels’); विशेषणम् bhavanam

• haimam: golden
• haimam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (bhavanam/toraṇam contextually)

• su-maṇi-toraṇam: a gateway/arch with fine jewels
• su-maṇi-toraṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + maṇi + toraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (su-maṇi = ‘fine jewels’ qualifying toraṇa)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the tīrtha-māhātmya within the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Śrīśṛṅga
• Śrī Devī
• Ratna (jewels)
• Hema (gold)

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: by praising a jewel-laden divine abode of Śrī Devī, the verse points to the Purāṇic method of approaching the Supreme through sacred presence (śakti/śrī) and tīrtha—where inner realization is supported by outer sanctity rather than stated as an explicit ātman-doctrine here.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this line; it functions as tīrtha-māhātmya. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such sacred-site contemplation supports bhakti, purity (puṇya), and steadiness of mind—preparatory disciplines that complement later yoga-shāstra themes such as Pāśupata-oriented restraint and devotion.

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

It does so by shared sacred geography: the Kurma Purana often integrates Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava devotion through common holy places and divine presences. Here, the glorification of Śrī Devī’s abode participates in that synthetic Purāṇic landscape where sectarian boundaries are softened by tīrtha-centered dharma.