Shloka 135

Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Ṛtvij System, Sāvitrī’s Reconciliation, Tīrtha-Catalogue, Śrāddha & Initiation Rites, and Vrata Fruits

Devanagari script

अहिच्छन्ने जया नंदी कांचीपुर्यां जनप्रियः । ब्रह्माहं पाटलीपुत्रे ऋषिकुंडे मुनिस्तथा

Transliteration

ahicchanne jayā naṃdī kāṃcīpuryāṃ janapriyaḥ | brahmāhaṃ pāṭalīputre ṛṣikuṃḍe munistathā

Translation

অহিচ্ছন্নে আমি জয়া; কাঞ্চীপুরীতে নন্দী, জনপ্রিয়। পাটলীপুত্রে আমি ব্রহ্মা, আর ঋষিকুণ্ডে তদ্রূপ মুনি।

Word by Word

• अहिच्छन्ने: in Ahicchanna (place)
• अहिच्छन्ने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिच्छन्न (प्रातिपदिक; अहि+छन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (locative of place)

• जया: Jaya
• जया: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नन्दी: Nandī
• नन्दी: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• काञ्चीपुर्याम्: in Kāñcīpurī
• काञ्चीपुर्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चीपुरी (प्रातिपदिक; काञ्ची+पुरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• जनप्रियः: beloved of the people
• जनप्रियः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जनप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; जन+प्रिय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवता-नाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पाटलीपुत्रे: in Pāṭalīputra
• पाटलीपुत्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाटलीपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; पाटली+पुत्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• ऋषिकुण्डे: in Ṛṣikuṇḍa
• ऋषिकुण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि+कुण्ड)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (adverb/conjunctive: 'also/likewise')

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (a first-person divine/holy voice listing forms/epithets by location).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्माहं = ब्रह्मा + अहम्; मुनिस्तथा = मुनिः + तथा. अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि नहीं।

Characters & Entities

• Jayā
• Nandī
• Brahmā
• Ahicchanna
• Kāñcīpurī
• Pāṭalīputra
• Ṛṣikuṇḍa

FAQs

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

It maps sanctity onto specific places—Ahicchanna, Kāñcīpurī, Pāṭalīputra, and Ṛṣikuṇḍa—showing how Purāṇic tradition links locations with particular divine names and presences.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By presenting the divine as accessible in well-known pilgrimage centers under affectionate names (e.g., “beloved of the people”), it supports devotional practice through place-based remembrance, visitation, and reverence.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

It encourages honoring sacred places and sages, cultivating reverence for dharmic centers of learning and worship, and recognizing the divine presence expressed through different names and contexts.