Shloka 18

Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter

Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

अत्र पन्नगराजस्याप्यनन्तस्य निवेशनम्‌ । अनादिनिधनस्यात्र विष्णो: स्थानमनुत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

atra pannagarājasyāpy anantasya niveśanam | anādinidhanasyātra viṣṇoḥ sthānam anuttamam ||

Translation

此处亦是无尽蛇王阿难多之居所；此处亦有毗湿奴无上之住处——彼无始无终者。

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• पन्नगराजस्य: of the king of serpents
• पन्नगराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नगराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अनन्तस्य: of Ananta
• अनन्तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निवेशनम्: dwelling/abode
• निवेशनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनादिनिधनस्य: of the beginningless and endless (eternal one)
• अनादिनिधनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादिनिधन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• स्थानम्: place/abode
• स्थानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• युपर्ण (Yuparṇa)
• अनन्त (Ananta/Śeṣa)
• पन्नगराज (king of serpents)
• विष्णु (Viṣṇu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a sacred place identified with Ananta (Śeṣa) and Viṣṇu, implying that proximity to divine abodes represents stability, protection, and the sustaining power behind cosmic order—an ethical reminder to orient oneself toward what upholds dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuparṇa points out (or describes) a location as exceptionally holy, marking it as the residence of Ananta, the serpent-king, and as the supreme station of Viṣṇu, thereby elevating the site’s religious and symbolic significance within the ongoing discourse.