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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Amarāvatī, Amarāvati  : (m. c. 3. 170. 25) f.: Name of Indra's city.


A. City of Indra (śakrasya purīm …amarāvatīm) 3. 43. 38; (śakrasya dayitāṁ purīm) 3. 44. 7; 1. 168. 20; 13. 31. 18; (devarājasya…amarāvatī) 5. 101. 1; (śakrasya bhavanam…amarāvatīm) 3. 164. 42; (mahendrabhavana) 7. 10. 22; (purandarapura) 3. 169. 27.


B. Description: Pleasing (ramyā) 3. 44. 1; (purīṁ ramyām) 3. 164. 51; excellent city (purī varyā) 5. 101. 1; adorned with jewels (ratnaiś ca samalaṁkṛtām) 3. 164. 42; beautified with holy trees blossoming in all seasons (sarvartukusumaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pādapair upaśobhitām) 3. 44. 1; adorned with celestial trees giving the desired fruits (divyaiḥ kāmaphalavṛkṣaiḥ…samalaṁkṛtām) 3. 164. 42; cold and holy winds carrying the fragrance of flowers blew there (pāṇḍavaḥ/puṣpagandhavahaiḥ puṇyair vāyubhiś cānuvījitaḥ) 3. 44. 9; (śītas tatra vavau vāyuḥ sugandho jīvanaḥ śuciḥ) 3. 164. 47; resorted to by Siddhas and Cāraṇas (siddhacāraṇasevitā) 3. 44. 1; Gandharvas and Apsarases present there 3. 44. 9; for the description of Śakra's residence (śakrasya bhavanam amarāvatīm, suraveśman) see also 3. 164. 43-48.


C. Characteristics:

(1) vimānas of gods, moving at will, in very large numbers, standing and going around (tatra devavimānāni kāmagāni sahasraśaḥ/saṁsthitāny abhiyātāni dadarśāyutaśas tadā) 3. 44. 8;

(2) Not easy to obtain: Maheśvara told Umā that a Dīkṣita who, while living in the company of deer, lives only on grass that falls down from the mouth of deer, will go to Amarāvatī (śaṣpaṁ mṛgamukhotsṛṣṭaṁ yo mṛgaiḥ saha sevate/dīkṣito vai mudā yuktaḥ sa gacchaty amarāvatīm//) 13. 130. 40; also see section


G. below.


D. Epic events:

(1) Arjuna saw Amarāvatī in the Devaloka 3. 43. 14; 3. 164. 42.

(2) Arjuna, when he saw the town of the Nivātakavacas, found it to be superior to the city of the gods and also to the city of Indra (viśiṣṭaṁ devanagarāt) 3. 169. 26; (purandarapurād dhīdaṁ viśiṣṭam iti lakṣaye) 3. 169. 27; he asked Mātali why the gods did not live in that city 3. 169. 26-27.


E. Past event: Kṛṣṇa, mounted on Vainateya (Garuḍa), frightened (the denizens of) Amarāvatī (trāsayitvāmarāvatīm) and brought Pārijāta from Indra's residence (mahendrabhavanāt) 7. 10. 22.


F. Similes:

(1) When king Saudāsa returned to the city of Ayodhyā it shone like Amarāvatī with Indra (śakreṇevāmarāvatī) 1. 168. 20;

(2) Divodāsa built Vārāṇasī like Amarāvatī of Śakra 13. 31. 18;

(3) Hiraṇyapura of the Kālakeya demons, which could move at will, was like Amarāvatī (amarāvatisaṁkāśaṁ puraṁ kāmagamaṁ tu tat) 3. 170. 25;

(4) The town Bhogavatī of Vāsuki was like Amarāvatī of Indra (yādṛśī devarājasya purī yaryāmarāvatī) 5. 101. 1.


G. Mode of expression:

(1) To express great wonder: King Kuśika, seeing many wonderful things in the forest, wondered whether he had reached Uttara Kurus or Amarāvatī 13. 54. 16;

(2) To express unattainability: Kṛṣṇa told Subhadrā that Jayadratha, even if he entered Amarāvatī, would not get away from Arjuna 7. 54. 19.


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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Amarāvatī, Amarāvati  : (m. c. 3. 170. 25) f.: Name of Indra's city.


A. City of Indra (śakrasya purīm …amarāvatīm) 3. 43. 38; (śakrasya dayitāṁ purīm) 3. 44. 7; 1. 168. 20; 13. 31. 18; (devarājasya…amarāvatī) 5. 101. 1; (śakrasya bhavanam…amarāvatīm) 3. 164. 42; (mahendrabhavana) 7. 10. 22; (purandarapura) 3. 169. 27.


B. Description: Pleasing (ramyā) 3. 44. 1; (purīṁ ramyām) 3. 164. 51; excellent city (purī varyā) 5. 101. 1; adorned with jewels (ratnaiś ca samalaṁkṛtām) 3. 164. 42; beautified with holy trees blossoming in all seasons (sarvartukusumaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pādapair upaśobhitām) 3. 44. 1; adorned with celestial trees giving the desired fruits (divyaiḥ kāmaphalavṛkṣaiḥ…samalaṁkṛtām) 3. 164. 42; cold and holy winds carrying the fragrance of flowers blew there (pāṇḍavaḥ/puṣpagandhavahaiḥ puṇyair vāyubhiś cānuvījitaḥ) 3. 44. 9; (śītas tatra vavau vāyuḥ sugandho jīvanaḥ śuciḥ) 3. 164. 47; resorted to by Siddhas and Cāraṇas (siddhacāraṇasevitā) 3. 44. 1; Gandharvas and Apsarases present there 3. 44. 9; for the description of Śakra's residence (śakrasya bhavanam amarāvatīm, suraveśman) see also 3. 164. 43-48.


C. Characteristics:

(1) vimānas of gods, moving at will, in very large numbers, standing and going around (tatra devavimānāni kāmagāni sahasraśaḥ/saṁsthitāny abhiyātāni dadarśāyutaśas tadā) 3. 44. 8;

(2) Not easy to obtain: Maheśvara told Umā that a Dīkṣita who, while living in the company of deer, lives only on grass that falls down from the mouth of deer, will go to Amarāvatī (śaṣpaṁ mṛgamukhotsṛṣṭaṁ yo mṛgaiḥ saha sevate/dīkṣito vai mudā yuktaḥ sa gacchaty amarāvatīm//) 13. 130. 40; also see section


G. below.


D. Epic events:

(1) Arjuna saw Amarāvatī in the Devaloka 3. 43. 14; 3. 164. 42.

(2) Arjuna, when he saw the town of the Nivātakavacas, found it to be superior to the city of the gods and also to the city of Indra (viśiṣṭaṁ devanagarāt) 3. 169. 26; (purandarapurād dhīdaṁ viśiṣṭam iti lakṣaye) 3. 169. 27; he asked Mātali why the gods did not live in that city 3. 169. 26-27.


E. Past event: Kṛṣṇa, mounted on Vainateya (Garuḍa), frightened (the denizens of) Amarāvatī (trāsayitvāmarāvatīm) and brought Pārijāta from Indra's residence (mahendrabhavanāt) 7. 10. 22.


F. Similes:

(1) When king Saudāsa returned to the city of Ayodhyā it shone like Amarāvatī with Indra (śakreṇevāmarāvatī) 1. 168. 20;

(2) Divodāsa built Vārāṇasī like Amarāvatī of Śakra 13. 31. 18;

(3) Hiraṇyapura of the Kālakeya demons, which could move at will, was like Amarāvatī (amarāvatisaṁkāśaṁ puraṁ kāmagamaṁ tu tat) 3. 170. 25;

(4) The town Bhogavatī of Vāsuki was like Amarāvatī of Indra (yādṛśī devarājasya purī yaryāmarāvatī) 5. 101. 1.


G. Mode of expression:

(1) To express great wonder: King Kuśika, seeing many wonderful things in the forest, wondered whether he had reached Uttara Kurus or Amarāvatī 13. 54. 16;

(2) To express unattainability: Kṛṣṇa told Subhadrā that Jayadratha, even if he entered Amarāvatī, would not get away from Arjuna 7. 54. 19.


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