Shloka 140141

Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies

Devanagari script

सागराकारनिर्ह्रादं रसातलगलाश्रयम् । नागेंद्रपाशैर्विततं पक्षिजंतुसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

sāgarākāranirhrādaṃ rasātalagalāśrayam | nāgeṃdrapāśairvitataṃ pakṣijaṃtusamanvitam

Translation

其声轰鸣如大海，安住于罗娑多罗（Rasātala）之口；以龙王之盘绕而广布，其间充满飞鸟与诸类众生。

Word by Word

• सागर: of the ocean
• सागर: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'सागरस्य' (of the ocean) as compound member

• आकार: form, shape
• आकार: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'form/shape' as compound member

• निर्ह्रादम्: roar, resounding sound
• निर्ह्रादम्: Visheshya (Qualified noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्ह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'roar, resounding'

• सागराकारनिर्ह्रादम्: roaring like the ocean
• सागराकारनिर्ह्रादम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्ह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष: 'सागराकार इव निर्ह्रादः यस्य'

• रसातल: of Rasātala (netherworld)
• रसातल: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'रसातलस्य' (of Rasātala) as compound member

• गल: throat, neck
• गल: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'गलस्य' (of the throat/neck) as compound member

• आश्रयम्: abode, refuge
• आश्रयम्: Visheshya (Qualified noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'abode, support'

• रसातलगलाश्रयम्: resting at the throat of Rasātala
• रसातलगलाश्रयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रसातल (प्रातिपदिक) + गल (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'रसातलस्य गलस्य आश्रयः' (support at Rasātala's throat/neck)

• नागेन्द्र: of the serpent-king
• नागेन्द्र: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — 'नागेन्द्रस्य' (of the king of serpents) as compound member

• पाशैः: with bonds, nooses
• पाशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — 'with nooses/bonds'

• नागेन्द्रपाशैः: with the serpent-king's bonds
• नागेन्द्रपाशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागेन्द्र (समास) + पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नागेन्द्रस्य पाशैः'

• विततम्: spread out
• विततम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-तन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'spread out, extended'

• पक्षि: birds
• पक्षि: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — 'birds' as compound member

• जन्तु: creatures
• जन्तु: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — 'creatures' as compound member

• समन्वितम्: endowed with, accompanied by
• समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्-वि-इ (धातु) / समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'endowed/associated with'

• पक्षिजन्तुसमन्वितम्: accompanied by birds and creatures
• पक्षिजन्तुसमन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (पक्षि+जन्तु) ततः 'समन्वित' विशेषण: 'पक्षिभिः जन्तुभिः च समन्वितम्'

Speaker

Unspecified in provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सागराकारनिर्ह्रादं = सागर-आकार-निर्ह्रादम्. रसातलगलाश्रयम् = रसातल-गल-आश्रयम्. नागेंद्रपाशैर्विततं = नागेन्द्रपाशैः विततम् (रेफ-सन्धि). पक्षिजंतुसमन्वितम् = पक्षि-जन्तु-समन्वितम् (द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद).

Characters & Entities

• Rasātala
• Nāgendra (king of nāgas)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of the netherworlds (Pātāla/Rasātala) in the Padma Purana?

It uses vivid cosmographic imagery—Rasātala as a real “region” with an entrance or ‘mouth,’ associated with nāgas (serpents) and teeming life—presenting the underworld as structured and inhabited rather than purely symbolic.

How does this verse connect to the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s creation-oriented themes?

By portraying layered realms (like Rasātala) populated by distinct beings, it supports the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s encyclopedic mapping of creation—where cosmic order includes oceans, underworlds, and species distributed across them.

What is the ethical or reflective lesson implied by this description?

The verse suggests an ordered, diverse cosmos where even hidden realms are sustained and inhabited—encouraging humility and reverence toward creation’s vastness and the unseen dimensions described in Purāṇic thought.