Shloka 20

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

तुम्बुरुनरिदश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हहा हुहू: । अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठांस्तुष्टवुर्विविधै: स्तवैः

Transliteration

tumburur nāradaś caiva viśvāvasur hahā huhūḥ | abhigamyāmaraśreṣṭhāṁs tuṣṭuvur vividhaiḥ stavaiḥ ||

Translation

桑阇耶说：于是，通布鲁、那罗陀、毗湿婆婆苏，以及乾闼婆哈哈与呼呼，前往诸神中最尊者之前，以种种赞歌颂扬那些天界之主。

Word by Word

• तुम्बुरुः: Tumburu (a Gandharva)
• तुम्बुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विश्वावसुः: Viśvāvasu (a Gandharva)
• विश्वावसुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वावसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हाहा: Hāhā (a Gandharva)
• हाहा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हुहूः: Huhū (a Gandharva)
• हुहूः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुहू
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• अमरश्रेष्ठान्: the best among the immortals (chief gods)
• अमरश्रेष्ठान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• स्तवैः: hymns/praises
• स्तवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Tumburu
• Nārada
• Viśvāvasu
• Hahā
• Huhū
• Gandharvas
• Amaraśreṣṭhas (chief gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights stuti (reverent praise) as a dharmic response to divine authority: honoring the higher order through hymns and humility, especially at moments of great consequence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Celestial musicians and a divine sage—Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, Hahā, and Huhū—approach the chief gods and offer varied hymns, marking a heavenly acknowledgment of the unfolding events.