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Shloka 69

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्स्नानं ये प्रकुर्वन्ति तीर्थे तेषां ज्ञानं परमं दृढं स्यात् / अत्र स्नाने मानुषाणां च तात बुद्धिर्न हि स्यात्कलिकाले विशेषात्

Transliteration

asminsnānaṃ ye prakurvanti tīrthe teṣāṃ jñānaṃ paramaṃ dṛḍhaṃ syāt / atra snāne mānuṣāṇāṃ ca tāta buddhirna hi syātkalikāle viśeṣāt

Translation

যারা এই তীর্থে স্নান করে, তাদের পরম ও দৃঢ় জ্ঞান লাভ হয়। কিন্তু হে প্রিয়, কলিযুগে বিশেষত এখানে স্নান করলেও মানুষের তেমন বোধ জাগে না।

Word by Word
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन
स्नानम्bathing
स्नानम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here: कर्म as object of 'do')
येthose who
ये:
कर्ता (Karta)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (relative pronoun)
प्रकुर्वन्तिperform
प्रकुर्वन्ति:
क्रिया (Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√कृ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
तीर्थेat the sacred ford
तीर्थे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी, बहुवचन
ज्ञानम्knowledge
ज्ञानम्:
कर्ता (Karta)
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
परमम्supreme
परमम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (ज्ञानम्)
दृढम्firm
दृढम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (ज्ञानम्)
स्यात्would be
स्यात्:
क्रिया (Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formस्थानवाचक-अव्यय
स्नानेin bathing
स्नाने:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
मानुषाणाम्of humans
मानुषाणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
चand
च:
समुच्चय (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
तातO dear (son)
तात:
सम्बोधन (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootतात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
बुद्धिःunderstanding
बुद्धिः:
कर्ता (Karta)
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नnot
न:
निषेध (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
हिindeed
हि:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle: 'indeed/for')
स्यात्would be
स्यात्:
क्रिया (Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
कलिकालेin the Kali age
कलिकाले:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootकलि + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कलेः कालः)
विशेषात्due to a special reason/particularly
विशेषात्:
हेतु (Hetu)
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tīrtha practices can support jñāna, but inner discernment (buddhi) is essential; Kali-yuga obstructs effortless spiritual maturation.

Vedantic Theme: Jñāna requires antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi; external rites aid but do not guarantee realization without inner preparedness.

Application: Combine pilgrimage/ritual with study, reflection, and ethical living; counter Kali-yuga inertia through discipline and satsanga.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.71 (prescribed bathing practice at Nārasiṃha-tīrtha)

Characters & Entities
K
Kali-yuga
T
Tirtha

FAQs

This verse says that bathing at a true tīrtha can stabilize and deepen spiritual knowledge (jñāna), indicating it is meant to support inner purification, not merely external ritual.

It states that in Kali-yuga people often fail to gain the intended wisdom and discernment even when performing sacred acts like tīrtha-bathing, due to the age’s degrading influence on buddhi (spiritual intelligence).

Treat pilgrimage and ritual bathing as a support for ethical living, self-discipline, and study; without sincere intent and right conduct, outer rites may not yield inner clarity—especially in Kali-yuga.

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