Shloka 69

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

देवदानवगन्धर्वाः सिद्धविद्याधरास्तथा / गणाश्चाप्सरसां नागास्तत्र तिष्ठन्ति पुङ्गव

Transliteration

devadānavagandharvāḥ siddhavidyādharāstathā / gaṇāścāpsarasāṃ nāgāstatra tiṣṭhanti puṅgava

Translation

噢，人中雄者！彼处有诸天、达那婆与乾闼婆；亦有悉地与持明者；并有神圣的伽那众、阿普萨拉与那伽，皆住于彼。

Word by Word

• देव-दानव-गन्धर्वाः: gods, demons, and gandharvas
• देव-दानव-गन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (देवाश्च दानवाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च)

• सिद्ध-विद्याधराः: siddhas and vidyādharas
• सिद्ध-विद्याधराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (सिद्धाश्च विद्याधराश्च)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकार-अव्यय (also; likewise)

• गणाः: hosts (Śiva’s attendants)
• गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• अप्सरसाम्: of the apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन

• नागाः: nāgas (serpents)
• नागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand, remain
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• पुङ्गव: O bull among men (O excellent one)
• पुङ्गव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta/primary reciter) addressing a listener as 'puṅgava' (foremost one).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dānavas
• Gandharvas
• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas
• Gaṇas
• Apsarases
• Nāgas

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FAQs

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

Indirectly: it portrays a hierarchically ordered cosmos filled with exalted beings, implying that even the highest celestial stations are still within the manifested order—pointing beyond them to the transcendent Self that is not limited to any loka.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; however, the mention of Siddhas and Vidyādharas signals the Purāṇic ideal that yogic discipline (sādhana) yields siddhi and refined states—preparing the ground for later Kurma Purana teachings associated with Pāśupata-oriented yoga and devotion.

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

By including the Gaṇas (classically associated with Śiva) alongside other celestial orders, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative worldview where sectarian hosts coexist within a single sacred cosmos—compatible with the text’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.