Shloka 23

Description of the Fruits of Pilgrimage

Puṣkara Tīrtha Māhātmya

Devanagari script

यत्र देवास्तपस्तप्त्वा दैत्या ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा । दिव्ययोगा महाराज पुण्येन महता द्विजाः

Transliteration

yatra devāstapastaptvā daityā brahmarṣayastathā | divyayogā mahārāja puṇyena mahatā dvijāḥ

Translation

Dort, wo die Götter, die Daityas und ebenso die Brahmarṣis Askese (tapas) übten, erlangten dort, o großer König, die Zweimalgeborenen durch großes Verdienst göttliche yogische Vollkommenheiten.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb: 'where')

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• तप्त्वा: having performed (penance)
• तप्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• दैत्याḥ: the Daityas
• दैत्याḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मर्षयः: the Brahmarishis (sage-seers)
• ब्रह्मर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (ब्रह्मणः ऋषयः / ब्रह्मविदः ऋषयः)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

• दिव्ययोगाः: divine yogins / divine practitioners
• दिव्ययोगाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (दिव्याः योगाः)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् राजा)

• पुण्येन: by merit
• पुण्येन: Karana (करण/Instrument or means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं पुण्येन (agreeing with 'पुण्येन')

• द्विजाः: the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a king (mahārāja)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवास्तपस्तप्त्वा→देवाः+तपः+तप्त्वा; ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा→ब्रह्मर्षयः+तथा. (Main finite verb is ellipted from context; verse lists those who, having done penance, attained something.)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas
• Brahmarṣis
• Dvijas

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about who can perform tapas in the Padma Purana?

It presents tapas as a universal spiritual discipline undertaken by diverse beings—Devas, Daityas, and Brahmarṣis—implying that austerity and spiritual striving are not restricted to one class of beings.

What is meant by 'divya-yoga' in this verse?

Here 'divya-yoga' refers to elevated yogic attainments or spiritual states regarded as extraordinary (divine), achieved as a result of sustained austerity and accumulated merit (puṇya).

What ethical or practical lesson does the verse convey?

It emphasizes that great spiritual results arise from disciplined effort (tapas) supported by righteous merit (puṇya), encouraging perseverance and purity of conduct as the foundation for higher realization.