Shloka 68

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्मुक्तिमवाप्नोति दर्शनादेव मानवः । तत्रस्थानर्चयित्वा च देवान्पितृगणानपि ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

yasminmuktimavāpnoti darśanādeva mānavaḥ | tatrasthānarcayitvā ca devānpitṛgaṇānapi || 68 ||

Translation

An jenem heiligen Ort erlangt der Mensch schon durch bloßes Schauen Befreiung (mukti). Wer dort verweilt, soll auch die Devas und die Scharen der Pitṛs, der Ahnen, verehren.

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दर्शनात्: from/by (mere) seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• मानवः: a human
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• स्थानम्: the place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पितृ-गणान्: the groups of ancestors
• पितृ-गणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितॄणां गणाः = groups of ancestors)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Connector/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

Speaker

Narada (narrating Tirtha-Mahatmya instructions)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that certain tirthas are so potent that mere darśana (sacred visitation) can grant mokṣa, yet the pilgrim should complete the visit with reverent worship—honoring both Devas and Pitṛs.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

It frames pilgrimage as a bhakti-act: not only seeing the holy place but actively offering arcana (worship) there, extending devotion to the divine order (Devas) and gratitude to lineage (Pitṛs).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied: proper tirtha-vidhi includes arcana and Pitṛ-related rites (such as tarpaṇa/śrāddha-oriented offerings), reflecting Kalpa-style procedural dharma rather than grammar or astrology.