Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र नर्मदोदधिसंगमम् । जमदग्निरिति ख्यातं सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः

Transliteration

tato gaccheta rājendra narmadodadhisaṃgamam | jamadagniriti khyātaṃ siddho yatra janārdanaḥ

Translation

ثم، يا ملكَ الملوك، فليذهب إلى ملتقى نَرْمَدا بالمحيط، المعروف باسم جَمَدَغْني؛ فهناك يحضر جَناردَنا (فيشنو) في هيئةٍ مُتحقِّقة، سِدْها.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (temporal locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb: "thereafter"

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Verb; विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + indra (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी): rājñām indraḥ

• narmadā-udadhi-saṃgamam: the confluence of the Narmadā and the ocean
• narmadā-udadhi-saṃgamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā + udadhi + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; multi-member तत्पुरुषः: narmadāyāḥ udadheḥ saṃgamaḥ (confluence of Narmadā with the ocean)

• jamadagniḥ: Jamadagni
• jamadagniḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (as name/predicate subject of 'khyātam')
• Type: Noun
• Root: jamadagni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• iti: thus, by the name
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (उद्धरण-निपात): "thus/as"

• khyātam: is known (as)
• khyātam: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta; क्त (past passive participle): "known/called"; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used predicatively with implied 'tīrtham/saṃgamaḥ'

• siddhaḥ: manifest, accomplished (present as a siddha)
• siddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective of janārdanaḥ

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (relative locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), relative adverb (सम्बन्ध-क्रियाविशेषण): "where"

• janārdanaḥ: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārdanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a king (rājendra) within a tīrtha-māhātmya style passage

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tato (IAST) = tataḥ; narmadodadhisaṃgamam = narmadā-udadhi-saṃgamam; jamadagniriti = jamadagniḥ iti

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Jamadagni

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It points to a specific sacred geography: the saṅgama (confluence) where the river Narmadā meets the ocean, identifying it as a named tīrtha called “Jamadagni.”

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By locating Janārdana (Viṣṇu) as specially present at a pilgrimage site, it frames devotion and sacred travel as a means of approaching the divine presence.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The instruction “one should go” models reverence for sacred places and disciplined spiritual effort—seeking uplift through prescribed pilgrimage and remembrance of Viṣṇu.