Shloka 112

Tīrtha-Māhātmya Sequence: Sacred Fords, Baths, Gifts, and Śrāddha

Narmadā-Belt Itinerary

Devanagari script

अर्धयोजनविस्तीर्णं तीर्थं दिक्षु समंततः । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा उपवासपरायणः

Transliteration

ardhayojanavistīrṇaṃ tīrthaṃ dikṣu samaṃtataḥ | tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

يمتدّ هذا المَعبر المقدّس (تيرثا) نصفَ يوجنةٍ في كلّ الجهات. فإذا اغتسل الإنسان في ذلك التيرثا فليتفرّغ للصوم نُسكًا وتعبّدًا.

Word by Word

• अर्ध-योजन-विस्तीर्णम्: spreading over half a yojana
• अर्ध-योजन-विस्तीर्णम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + योजन (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तीर्ण (वि + स्तॄ (धातु) → क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: समासः (Determinative; ‘अर्धयोजन’ इति द्विगु-भावः, ततः ‘अर्धयोजनविस्तीर्ण’ इति तत्पुरुष), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘तीर्थम्’

• तीर्थम्: the sacred place
• तीर्थम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र—प्रथमा (Subject)

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• समन्ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (pronominal)

• तीर्थे: in the sacred place
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• उपवास-परायणः: devoted to fasting
• उपवास-परायणः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘नरः’

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice; broader Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue context not provided in the excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिंस्तीर्थे → तस्मिन् + तीर्थे; अर्धयोजनविस्तीर्णम् → अर्ध-योजन-विस्तीर्णम्; समंततः → समन्ततः

FAQs

What practice does this verse prescribe after bathing at a tīrtha?

It states that after bathing at the tīrtha, one should be intent on upavāsa (fasting) as a religious observance.

What does “half a yojana in every direction” indicate here?

It describes the tīrtha’s sacred extent as spreading widely—half a yojana—on all sides, emphasizing its large ritual boundary or sphere of sanctity.

What ethical or spiritual principle is implied by pairing snāna with upavāsa?

The verse implies that outer purification (ritual bathing) is ideally complemented by inner discipline (fasting/restraint), making the pilgrimage act both physical and moral-spiritual.