Shloka 38

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

जातिमात्र ह्रदे स्नात्वा भवेज्जातिस्मरो नरः । शरभंगाश्रमं गत्वा शुकस्य च महात्मनः

Transliteration

jātimātra hrade snātvā bhavejjātismaro naraḥ | śarabhaṃgāśramaṃ gatvā śukasya ca mahātmanaḥ

Translation

জাতিমাত্র হ্রদে স্নান করলে মানুষ পূর্বজন্মস্মৃতি লাভ করে। তারপর শরভঙ্গের আশ্রমে এবং মহাত্মা শুকের আশ্রমে গিয়ে সে আরও পুণ্য অর্জন করে।

Word by Word

जातिमात्रेin the (tīrtha) called ‘Jātimātra’

ह्रदेin the lake

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

भवेत्would become

जातिस्मरःone who remembers (past) births

नरःa man

शरभङ्गाश्रमम्the hermitage of Śarabhaṅga

गत्वाhaving gone

शुकस्यof Śuka

चand

महात्मनःof the great-souled (sage)

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within the Adhyaya).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जातिमात्र → जातिमात्रे (सप्तमी एकवचन, पद्ये ‘जातिमात्र’ इति संधिलोप/प्रयोग); भवेज्जातिस्मरो → भवेत् + जातिस्मरः; शरभंगाश्रमं → शरभङ्गाश्रमम्.

Characters & Entities

Jātimātra-hrada

Śarabhaṅga

Śuka

FAQs

What does bathing in Jātimātra-hrada grant according to this verse?

It states that bathing there makes a person ‘jātismara’—one who remembers previous births.

Why are Śarabhaṅga’s and Śuka’s hermitages mentioned here?

They function as sacred destinations in a pilgrimage sequence, implying additional spiritual merit through visiting revered sages’ āśramas.

What broader religious theme does this verse reflect within the Svarga-khaṇḍa?

It reflects tīrtha-māhātmya (the glorification of sacred places), emphasizing purification and spiritual attainments through bathing and pilgrimage.