Shloka 22

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Dharmatīrtha, Plakṣādevī Sarasvatī, Śākambharī, and Suvarṇa

Kṛṣṇa–Rudra Episode

Devanagari script

तत्राभिगम्य राजेंद्र पूजयित्वा वृषध्वजम् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति गाणपत्यं च विंदति

Transliteration

tatrābhigamya rājeṃdra pūjayitvā vṛṣadhvajam | aśvamedhamavāpnoti gāṇapatyaṃ ca viṃdati

Translation

O König, wer dorthin gelangt und Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva) verehrt, erlangt das Verdienst eines Aśvamedha-Opfers und gewinnt zudem den Stand, unter den Gaṇas, den Gefolgsleuten Gaṇapatis, zu sein.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• अभिगम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); 'having approached'

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः'

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); 'having worshipped'

• वृषध्वजम्: (Śiva) whose banner is the bull
• वृषध्वजम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'वृषः ध्वजः यस्य सः' (one whose banner is the bull)

• अश्वमेधम्: the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• अश्वमेधम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: 'अश्वस्य मेधः' (horse-sacrifice)

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गाणपत्यम्: the state/fruit related to Gaṇapati
• गाणपत्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक) + यत् (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तद्धित-प्रत्ययान्त (यत्): 'गणपतेः सम्बन्धि'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• विन्दति: finds, attains
• विन्दति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्र + अभिगम्य = तत्राभिगम्य; अश्वमेधम् + अवाप्नोति = अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति (म् + अ); rājeṃdra is rāje + indra with sandhi (ए + इ → ए).

Characters & Entities

• Rājendra (king)
• Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva)
• Aśvamedha
• Gaṇapati
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What spiritual result is promised by worshipping Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva) here?

The verse states that worshipping Śiva at that place grants the merit of performing the Aśvamedha sacrifice and also yields gāṇapatya—association with Gaṇapati/Śiva’s Gaṇas.

How does this verse relate pilgrimage and ritual sacrifice?

It equates the fruit (phala) of a great Vedic sacrifice (Aśvamedha) with devoted worship at a sacred site, emphasizing accessible merit through tīrtha-pūjā.

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied?

It highlights that sincere approach and worship (abhigamya, pūjayitvā) are central—devotion and reverence can yield exalted results traditionally associated with costly rituals.