Shloka 32

सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः

Devanagari script

देवानाम् अत्र सांनिध्यम् अतीव सुमनोरमे शाल्मलिश् च महावृक्षो नाम निर्वृतिकारकः

Transliteration

devānām atra sāṃnidhyam atīva sumanorame śālmaliś ca mahāvṛkṣo nāma nirvṛtikārakaḥ

Translation

اس نہایت دلکش اور دل موہ لینے والے خطّے میں دیوتاؤں کی قربت بہت نزدیک محسوس ہوتی ہے؛ اور وہاں ‘شالمَلی’ نام کا ایک عظیم درخت ہے جو گہری طمانینت اور آرام عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सांनिध्यम्: presence
• सांनिध्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (here: प्रथमा as subject)

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रता-वाचक-अव्यय (intensifier adverb)

• सुमनोरमे: in the very delightful (place)
• सुमनोरमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन; (सुमनोहर = अतिमनोहर) विशेषण; अधिकरणे

• शाल्मलिः: the Śālmali tree
• शाल्मलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्मलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महावृक्षः: a great tree
• महावृक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (महान् वृक्षः)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘by name’)

• निर्वृतिकारकः: causing delight/cessation of sorrow
• निर्वृतिकारकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्वृति + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (निर्वृतिं करोति इति) विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Description of dvīpas and their notable features (trees, divine presences)

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Dvipas

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Śālmali (Mahāvṛkṣa)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Śālmali tree in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, Śālmali is presented as a mighty cosmic tree whose very presence brings nirvṛti—inner ease and satisfaction—marking the region as divinely charged and spiritually restorative.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the nearness of the gods in such realms?

Parāśara depicts certain regions as inherently “deva-sānnidhya” zones—places where the divine presence is naturally manifest—emphasizing that cosmic order includes gradations of sacredness and proximity to higher beings.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when describing devas and celestial wonders, the Vishnu Purana frames the cosmos as an ordered reality ultimately sustained by the Supreme—Vishnu—within whom such realms, beings, and their blissful qualities find their ground.