Shloka 19

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

ऋषभं पर्वतं गत्वा भांडेषु सुरपूजितम् । वाजपेयमवाप्नोति नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते

Transliteration

ṛṣabhaṃ parvataṃ gatvā bhāṃḍeṣu surapūjitam | vājapeyamavāpnoti nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate

Translation

ঋষভ পৰ্বতলৈ গৈ—য’ত ভাণ্ডাসকলৰ মাজৰ পবিত্ৰ স্থান দেৱতাসকলে পূজা কৰে—মানৱে বাজপেয় যজ্ঞৰ পুণ্য লাভ কৰে আৰু স্বৰ্গৰ উচ্চ শিখৰত আনন্দ কৰে।

Word by Word

• ऋषभम्: Ṛṣabha (name of a mountain/place)
• ऋषभम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (to the gerund 'gatvā')
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); apposition to 'ṛṣabham'

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल: having gone

• भाण्डेषु: in/among Bhāṇḍa(s) (place-name; or vessels/containers by literal sense)
• भाण्डेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• सुर-पूजितम्: worshipped by the gods
• सुर-पूजितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् + क्त)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्राय (suraiḥ pūjitam / surāṇāṃ pūjitam = worshipped by the gods); विशेषण (qualifying 'parvatam/ṛṣabham')

• वाजपेयम्: the Vājapeya (sacrifice/merit)
• वाजपेयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• अवाप्नोति: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नाक-पृष्ठे: in heaven
• नाक-पृष्ठे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाक (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (nākasya pṛṣṭham = surface of heaven)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction: and)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (likely a narrator/teacher describing tīrtha-māhātmya).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: वाजपेयमवाप्नोति = वाजपेयम् + अवाप्नोति

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣabha (mountain)
• Suras (gods)
• Vājapeya (sacrifice)
• Nāka (heaven)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about the spiritual value of pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā)?

It equates visiting Mount Ṛṣabha’s sacred site with gaining the merit of a major Vedic rite (Vājapeya), presenting pilgrimage as a powerful, accessible means to spiritual reward.

Why is the Vājapeya sacrifice mentioned here?

The Vājapeya is a prestigious soma-sacrifice; invoking it functions as a benchmark for extraordinary merit, emphasizing the tīrtha’s greatness.

What ethical or practical lesson does the verse imply?

It encourages reverence for sacred places and devotional travel, suggesting that sincere engagement with holy sites can yield profound spiritual फल (results), traditionally described as heavenly joy.