Shloka 9

Adhyaya 60 — Descriptions of Kimpurusha-varsha, Hari-varsha, Ilavrita (Meru-varsha), Ramyaka, and Hiranyamaya

Sanskrit

पद्मप्रभाः पद्मगन्धा जम्बूफलरसाशिनः ।

पद्मपत्रायताक्षास्तु जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥

Transliteration

padma-prabhāḥ padma-gandhā jambū-phala-rasa-āśinaḥ | padma-patrāyatākṣās tu jāyante tatra mānavāḥ ||

Translation

وہاں انسان کنول جیسی تابانی اور کنول جیسی خوشبو کے ساتھ پیدا ہوتے ہیں؛ وہ جمبو پھل کے رس پر گزران کرتے ہیں، اور ان کی آنکھیں کنول کی پنکھڑیوں کی طرح دراز ہوتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• padma-prabhāḥ: lotus-radiant
• padma-prabhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पद्मस्य प्रभा यस्य) — विशेषणम् (mānavāḥ)

• padma-gandhāḥ: lotus-fragrant
• padma-gandhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma + gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पद्मस्य गन्धः) — विशेषणम्

• jambū-phala-rasa-āśinaḥ: eating/drinking the juice of jambū-fruit
• jambū-phala-rasa-āśinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jambū + phala + rasa + āśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (जम्बूफलस्य रसः; तं अश्नन्ति) — विशेषणम्

• padma-patra-āyata-akṣāḥ: having eyes long like lotus-petals
• padma-patra-āyata-akṣāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma + patra + āyata + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (पद्मपत्रवत् आयते अक्षिणी येषाम्) — विशेषणम्

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• jāyante: are born
• jāyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• mānavāḥ: humans, men
• mānavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

Speakers

• Puranic narrator describing cosmic geography (frame-speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shringara", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Sacred Geography
• Mythic diet (jambū-rasa)
• Lotus symbolism (purity, sattva)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Lotus imagery conveys purity amid the world. The verse suggests that in a refined realm, qualities of clarity and beauty arise naturally—an aspirational mirror for cultivating sattva through right living.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Cosmography (world-description) in support of sarga/pratisarga: describing how beings differ by region and what sustains them.

What is the esoteric significance?

The lotus is a classic emblem of awakened consciousness. ‘Lotus-fragrance’ and ‘lotus-eyed’ can be read as markers of inner purity and expanded perception, while jambu-rasa functions as a symbol of subtle nourishment.