Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 13

The Glory of Kailāsa, the Gaṅgā Lake, and Ratneśvara

Entry into the Kuñjala–Kapiñjala Narrative

Devanagari script

गंधर्वचारणैः सिद्धैर्देववृंदैः सुशोभितः । दिव्यवृक्षवनोपेतो दिव्यभावैः समाकुलः

Transliteration

gaṃdharvacāraṇaiḥ siddhairdevavṛṃdaiḥ suśobhitaḥ | divyavṛkṣavanopeto divyabhāvaiḥ samākulaḥ

Translation

又有乾闼婆、查罗那、悉达与诸天众会来庄严；林间遍布天界妙树之苑，充满神圣的临在与殊胜德相。

Word by Word

• गन्धर्व-चारणैः: with Gandharvas and Cāraṇas
• गन्धर्व-चारणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + चारण (प्रातिपदिक) → समस्तपद
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva: 'Gandharvas and Cāraṇas'

• सिद्धैः: with Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; from √सिध् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); 'perfected beings'

• देव-वृन्दैः: with groups of gods
• देव-वृन्दैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक) → समस्तपद
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: 'groups of gods'

• सुशोभितः: well-adorned; beautifully decorated
• सुशोभितः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) with सु- (उपसर्ग) + क्त → सुशोभित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त) used adjectivally, Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• दिव्य-वृक्ष-वन-उपेतः: endowed with a forest of divine trees
• दिव्य-वृक्ष-वन-उपेतः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (प्रातिपदिक; उप-√इ + क्त) → समस्तपद
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound: 'endowed with a forest of divine trees'

• दिव्य-भावैः: with divine qualities/conditions
• दिव्य-भावैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक) → समस्तपद
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'divine states/qualities'

• समाकुलः: filled; thronged
• समाकुलः: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within the Adhyaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गंधर्वचारणैः = गन्धर्व + चारणैः (dvandva); सिद्धैर्देववृंदैः = सिद्धैः + देववृन्दैः; दिव्यवृक्षवनोपेतो = दिव्य + वृक्ष + वन + उपेतः.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Cāraṇas
• Siddhas
• Devas

FAQs

Who are the Gandharvas, Cāraṇas, and Siddhas mentioned in this verse?

They are classes of celestial beings: Gandharvas are famed as divine musicians, Cāraṇas as heavenly bards who praise the gods, and Siddhas as perfected beings endowed with spiritual attainments, often depicted as inhabitants of higher realms.

What is conveyed by “groves of celestial trees” (divya-vṛkṣa-vana)?

It evokes a heavenly landscape—an otherworldly realm characterized by auspicious, superhuman beauty and abundance—used in Purāṇic literature to signal sanctity, merit, and divine presence.

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway from this description?

The verse frames divinity as accompanied by purity, harmony, and higher beings—implying that spiritual elevation (through dharma, devotion, and inner refinement) leads toward environments and states “filled with divine qualities.”