Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 54

The Glory of the Mother-and-Father Tīrtha

Within the Vena Episode

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माद्याः सर्वलोकाश्च अर्वाचीना हि पिप्पल । अर्वाचीना अमी लोका ये भवंति जगत्त्रये

Transliteration

brahmādyāḥ sarvalokāśca arvācīnā hi pippala | arvācīnā amī lokā ye bhavaṃti jagattraye

Translation

噢，毗波罗（Pippala）啊，梵天与一切世界确在下方；凡存在于三界之宇宙中的诸世界，皆悉在下。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माद्याः: beginning with Brahmā (and others)
• ब्रह्माद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ब्रह्मादयः = ब्रह्मा-आदिः)

• सर्वलोकाः: all worlds
• सर्वलोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सर्वे लोकाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अर्वाचीनाः: turned outward / facing this side
• अर्वाचीनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वाचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘लोकाः’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• पिप्पल: O Pippala
• पिप्पल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनम् (address)

• अर्वाचीनाः: outward-turned
• अर्वाचीनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वाचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘लोकाः’)

• अमी: those
• अमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• लोकाः: worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ये: which
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• भवन्ति: exist / become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जगत्त्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्त्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (त्रयाणां जगतां समाहारः/त्रिलोके)

Speaker

Unspecified (context not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: sarvalokāśca = sarvalokāḥ + ca; bhavaṃti → bhavanti (anusvāra orthography); jagattraye = jagat + traye; arvācīnā amī = arvācīnāḥ + amī.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Pippala

FAQs

What cosmological idea is expressed by calling the worlds 'below' (arvācīna)?

It frames the described realms as situated on the lower side relative to a higher reference-point in the dialogue (often a superior plane, axis, or vantage). The verse emphasizes a vertical cosmological ordering rather than geographical direction.

Who is Pippala in this verse?

Pippala is the addressed interlocutor. Without the surrounding verses, the text does not specify further here; in Purāṇic literature, Pippala can appear as a sage or revered figure in instructional dialogues.

What is meant by 'jagattraya' (the threefold universe)?

Jagattraya commonly refers to the three worlds—typically Bhūr (earthly realm), Bhuvar (atmospheric/intermediate realm), and Svar (heavenly realm)—used as a standard Purāṇic cosmological grouping.