Shloka 31

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

मयूरहंससंयुक्तं विमानं लभते नरः । ततो गोदावरीं प्राप्य नित्यसिद्धनिषेविताम्

Transliteration

mayūrahaṃsasaṃyuktaṃ vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | tato godāvarīṃ prāpya nityasiddhaniṣevitām

Translation

মানুষ ময়ূর ও হংসযোজিত এক দিব্য বিমান লাভ করে; তারপর নিত্যসিদ্ধদের দ্বারা সেবিত গোদাবরীতে পৌঁছে…

Word by Word

• मयूरहंससंयुक्तम्: joined with peacocks and swans
• मयूरहंससंयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मयूर + हंस + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः: मयूरहंसयोः संयुक्तम् (instrumental/associative sense)

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot/aircraft
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• गोदावरीम्: (the river) Godāvarī
• गोदावरीम्: Karma (Object of 'having reached'/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोदावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव: 'having reached'

• नित्यसिद्धनिषेविताम्: frequented by the eternally perfected beings
• नित्यसिद्धनिषेविताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of Godāvarī/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य + सिद्ध + निषेवित (प्रातिपदिक; नि-√सेव् क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः: नित्यसिद्धैः निषेविता (instrumental sense)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent narrative voice)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मयूरहंससंयुक्तं = मयूर + हंस + संयुक्तम् (समास); नित्यसिद्धनिषेविताम् = नित्य + सिद्ध + निषेविताम् (समास).

Characters & Entities

• Godavari

FAQs

What does the verse suggest about the Godāvarī as a sacred place?

It portrays the Godāvarī as a tirtha continually visited by siddhas (perfected beings), indicating exceptional sanctity and spiritual potency.

Why is a peacock-and-swan yoked vimāna mentioned?

Such imagery is typical of phala-śruti passages, symbolizing heavenly merit and exalted posthumous or spiritual attainment gained through sacred acts connected with the tirtha.

What ethical or practical lesson can be drawn from this verse?

It encourages reverence for holy rivers and pilgrimage traditions, implying that disciplined sacred practice yields elevated spiritual outcomes.