Shloka 22

Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits

Devanagari script

दीपकानां शतं कृत्वा घृतपूर्णं तु दापयेत् । विमानैः सूर्यसंकाशैर्व्रजते यत्र शंकरः

Transliteration

dīpakānāṃ śataṃ kṛtvā ghṛtapūrṇaṃ tu dāpayet | vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśairvrajate yatra śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

مَن رتّب مئةَ سراجٍ وقدّمها مملوءةً بالسمن المصفّى (الغِي)، مضى بعد الموت في مركباتٍ سماويةٍ لامعةٍ كالشمس إلى المقام الذي يقيم فيه شانكرا (شيفا).

Word by Word

• दीपकानाम्: of lamps
• दीपकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Genitive Plural

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular (as numeral noun)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — having made/done

• घृतपूर्णम्: filled with ghee
• घृतपूर्णम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular; समास: घृत-पूर्ण (कर्मधारय)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक — emphatic particle

• दापयेत्: should donate (cause to be given)
• दापयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) [णिच् causative: दापय]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — should cause to be given/should donate

• विमानैः: by/with aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural

• सूर्यसंकाशैः: sun-like, radiant
• सूर्यसंकाशैः: Karaṇa (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural (agreeing with विमानैः); समास: सूर्य-संकाश (तत्पुरुष: सूर्यवत् संकाशः)

• व्रजते: goes
• व्रजते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — goes

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक — relative adverb of place (where)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/instructional voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूर्यसंकाशैर्व्रजते = सूर्यसंकाशैः + व्रजते (विसर्ग-लोप, र्-आदेश).

Characters & Entities

• Shankara (Shiva)

FAQs

What religious act is prescribed in this verse?

It prescribes dīpa-dāna: arranging and offering (donating) a hundred lamps filled with ghee.

What is the promised result of offering ghee lamps?

The verse states that the donor attains a radiant posthumous journey in sun-like vimānas (celestial chariots) to the realm associated with Śaṅkara (Śiva).

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse emphasize?

It emphasizes generosity and sacred giving (dāna), presenting charitable ritual action—especially offerings of light—as a means to spiritual upliftment and auspicious destiny.