Shloka 4

The Greatness of Śukla Tīrtha: Bathing, Fasting, Charity, and Śiva Worship

Devanagari script

वज्रस्फटिकसोपाने चित्रपट्टशिलातले । जांबूनदमये दिव्ये नाना पद्मोपशोभिते

Transliteration

vajrasphaṭikasopāne citrapaṭṭaśilātale | jāṃbūnadamaye divye nānā padmopaśobhite

Translation

ہیرا و بلور کی سیڑھیوں کے ساتھ، نقش و نگار جڑی پتھریلی سلوں کا فرش؛ دیویہ جامبونَد سونے سے بنا ہوا، اور بے شمار کنول کے نقشوں سے آراستہ۔

Word by Word

• वज्रस्फटिकसोपाने: on the steps of diamond-crystal
• वज्रस्फटिकसोपाने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + स्फटिक + सोपान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—वज्रस्फटिकयोः सोपानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• चित्रपट्टशिलातले: on the surface of a variegated slab-stone
• चित्रपट्टशिलातले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र + पट्ट + शिला + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—चित्रपट्टशिलायाः तलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• जाम्बूनदमये: made of Jāmbūnada-gold
• जाम्बूनदमये: विशेषण (Qualifier of adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाम्बूनद (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—जाम्बूनदेन मयः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/मयट्-अर्थ)

• दिव्ये: divine
• दिव्ये: विशेषण (Qualifier of adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• नाना: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), विशेषणार्थे (used adverbially/indeclinably as ‘various’)

• पद्मोपशोभिते: adorned with lotuses
• पद्मोपशोभिते: विशेषण (Qualifier of adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + उप + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), क्त (kta); समासः—पद्मैः उपशोभितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पद्मोपशोभिते = पद्म + उपशोभिते; अन्यत्र स्पष्टसमासरूपाणि (वज्र-स्फटिक-सोपाने, चित्र-पट्ट-शिला-तले).

FAQs

What is being described in this verse?

The verse gives a vivid architectural description—steps made of diamond and crystal, an ornate stone-slab floor, divine jāmbūnada-gold elements, and decoration featuring many lotus motifs.

What does “jāmbūnada” mean in Sanskrit-Purāṇic usage?

Jāmbūnada refers to a superior, lustrous kind of gold (often described as refined or celestial-quality), frequently used in Purāṇas to convey divine opulence.

Why are lotuses repeatedly used as decorative imagery in Purāṇic descriptions?

The lotus commonly symbolizes purity, auspiciousness, and divine beauty; using lotus motifs in heavenly settings reinforces the sacred, elevated nature of the place being described.