Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 31

Brahmā Counsels the Demigods; Journey to Kailāsa; Śiva’s Tranquility and Brahmā’s Praise

Devanagari script

वैदूर्यकृतसोपाना वाप्य उत्पलमालिनी: । प्राप्तं किम्पुरुषैर्दृष्ट्वा त आराद्दद‍ृशुर्वटम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

vaidūrya-kṛta-sopānā vāpya utpala-mālinīḥ prāptaṁ kimpuruṣair dṛṣṭvā ta ārād dadṛśur vaṭam

Translation

他们又见到：浴池的台阶皆以吠琉璃宝所成，水面遍布青莲。越过这些莲池，诸天在不远处望见一株巨大的榕树。

Synonyms

• vaidūrya-kṛta-sopānāḥ: with stairways made of vaidūrya-gem
• vaidūrya-kṛta-sopānāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidūrya + kṛta + sopāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying vāpyāḥ (vāpyaḥ); ‘having steps made of vaidūrya (lapis/vaidūrya-gem)’

• vāpyaḥ: ponds/tanks
• vāpyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāpī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural; (IAST vāpya = vāpyaḥ)

• utpala-mālinīḥ: adorned with lotuses
• utpala-mālinīḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utpala + mālinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural; adjective qualifying vāpyaḥ; ‘garlanded/filled with lotuses’

• prāptam: reached/arrived at
• prāptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; used as object of dṛṣṭvā: ‘attained/reached (place)’

• kimpuruṣaiḥ: by the Kimpuruṣas
• kimpuruṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kimpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकाले कृत्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √dṛś; ‘having seen’

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; pronoun

• ārāt: from a distance/nearby (at some distance)
• ārāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ārāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• dadṛśuḥ: they saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vaṭam: banyan tree
• vaṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Kimpuruṣas

FAQs

What is described in Srimad Bhagavatam 4.6.31?

It describes a beautiful sacred pond with gem-made steps and lotus garlands, and mentions the presence of the Kimpuruṣas, after which a banyan tree is seen nearby.

Who is speaking this verse in the Bhagavata Purana?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these details to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the description of the events around Dakṣa’s sacrificial arena.

What practical lesson can be taken from this verse today?

It reminds readers that holy narratives often highlight sacred environments to awaken reverence—encouraging one to cultivate inner purity and devotional mood wherever one lives.