Shloka 71

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

यमुनागंगया सार्द्धं संगता लोकभाविनी । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये पृथिव्या जघनं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

yamunāgaṃgayā sārddhaṃ saṃgatā lokabhāvinī | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye pṛthivyā jaghanaṃ smṛtam

Translation

هناك تلتقي يَمُنا بالغانغا، مُنعِمةَ العوالم. والمنطقة بين الغانغا ويَمُنا تُذكَر على أنها «وِركا» الأرض.

Word by Word

• यमुनागङ्गया: with Yamunā and Gaṅgā
• यमुनागङ्गया: सहकारक/सह (Saha/Association; instrumental with ‘सार्धम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना + गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative) ‘यमुना च गङ्गा च’ → समाहार/इतरेतर; तृतीया एकवचन रूपम् (समासान्त-प्रयोगः)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: सह (Saha/Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), सहार्थक निपात (particle meaning ‘together/with’)

• संगता: joined/merged
• संगता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (implied river/stream as feminine)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु) → संगत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘joined/met’

• लोकभाविनी: benefactress of the world
• लोकभाविनी: कर्तृसम्बन्धि विशेषण (Adjectival to Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + भाविनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास: लोकस्य भाविनी (one who brings about the welfare/being of the world)

• गङ्गायमुनयोः: of Gaṅgā and Yamunā
• गङ्गायमुनयोः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + यमुना (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्व-समास: गङ्गा च यमुना च

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth
• पृथिव्याः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जघनम्: hind-part/hip-region
• जघनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (of ‘smṛtam’ in passive sense: ‘is called’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जघन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृतम्: is called/considered
• स्मृतम्: क्रिया (Verbal predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कर्मणि (passive participle) ‘is remembered/called’ (elliptic ‘अस्ति’)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing sacred geography)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यमुनागङ्गया = यमुना + गङ्गया (समास/सन्धि-लेखन). गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये → गङ्गायमुनयोः + मध्ये (ः + म → र्म).

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā
• Gaṅgā
• Pṛthivī (Earth)

FAQs

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

It sacralizes the Gaṅgā–Yamunā region by mapping it onto the body of the Earth, presenting the interfluvial land between the two rivers as a revered cosmic “anatomy” zone associated with pilgrimage.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By praising Gaṅgā as “lokabhāvinī” (benefactress of the worlds), it frames devotion and reverence toward sacred rivers and tīrthas as spiritually fruitful, encouraging faith-filled participation in pilgrimage traditions.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

It teaches respect for sacred natural entities—especially rivers—viewing them as world-sustaining and worthy of careful, reverent conduct rather than exploitation or disregard.