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Shloka 86

Devanagari script

तानि स्नातुं समायांति फल्गुतीर्थँ न संशयः । गंगा पादोदकं विष्णोः फल्गुश्चादिगदाधरः ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

tāni snātuṃ samāyāṃti phalgutīrthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | gaṃgā pādodakaṃ viṣṇoḥ phalguścādigadādharaḥ || 86 ||

Translation

Um in jenem heiligen Wasser zu baden, kommen sie gewiss zum Phalgu-tīrtha—ohne Zweifel. Die Gaṅgā ist das Wasser, das Viṣṇus Füße wusch; ebenso ist Phalgu mit dem uranfänglichen Gadādhara, Viṣṇu, dem Keulenträger, verbunden.

Word by Word
तानिthose (tīrthas)
तानि:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
स्नातुम्to bathe
स्नातुम्:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), कर्तरि प्रयोग (for the agent)
समायान्तिcome together/arrive
समायान्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + या (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
फल्गुतीर्थम्to Phalgu-tīrtha
फल्गुतीर्थम्:
Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion)
TypeNoun
Rootफल्गु + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
नno/not
न:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
गंगाGaṅgā
गंगा:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
पादोदकम्water from the feet
पादोदकम्:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootपाद + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘water of the feet’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)
विष्णोःof Viṣṇu
विष्णोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
फल्गुःPhalgu (river/tīrtha)
फल्गुः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootफल्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
आदिगदाधरःthe bearer of the primeval mace (Viṣṇu)
आदिगदाधरः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootआदि + गदा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘holder of the primordial mace’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker

Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahatmya discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
P
Phalgu-tirtha
G
Ganga
V
Vishnu (Gadadhara)

FAQs

It equates the sanctity of Phalgu-tīrtha with Viṣṇu’s divine association, paralleling Gaṅgā as Viṣṇu’s pādodaka, thereby presenting pilgrimage and snāna as direct means of accruing sacred merit through connection to Viṣṇu.

By identifying the tīrtha’s holiness with Viṣṇu (Gadādhara), the verse frames tīrtha-sevā and snāna as acts of Viṣṇu-bhakti—devotion expressed through reverence to places and waters linked to the Lord.

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snānā as a dhārmic observance. The verse functions as a prescriptive mahatmya statement guiding pilgrimage behavior rather than technical grammar/astrology.

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