Shloka 9

Sequential Description of Pilgrimage Fords and Their Merits

Tīrtha-Itinerary

Devanagari script

अश्वमेधफलं लब्ध्वा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । दर्वीसंक्रमणं प्राप्य तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्

Transliteration

aśvamedhaphalaṃ labdhvā brahmaloke mahīyate | darvīsaṃkramaṇaṃ prāpya tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam

Translation

Nachdem er die Frucht des Aśvamedha erlangt hat, wird er in Brahmās Welt geehrt. Er erreicht Darvī-saṃkramaṇa, eine heilige Furt, die in den drei Welten berühmt ist.

Word by Word

• अश्वमेधफलम्: the fruit of the Aśvamedha
• अश्वमेधफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—अश्वमेधस्य फलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), पूर्वकाल (having obtained)

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honored/is glorified)

• दर्वीसंक्रमणम्: Darvīsaṃkramaṇa (a crossing/place-name)
• दर्वीसंक्रमणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्वी + संक्रमण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—दर्व्याः संक्रमणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), पूर्वकाल (having reached)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: renowned in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तीर्थम् इति विशेषणम्; समासः—त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम् (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Padma Purana Svargakhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अश्वमेध+फलम्→अश्वमेधफलम्; ब्रह्म+लोके→ब्रह्मलोके; दर्वी+संक्रमणम्→दर्वीसंक्रमणम्; त्रि+लोक्य→त्रैलोक्य (वृद्धि)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Aśvamedha
• Darvīsaṃkramaṇa

FAQs

What does this verse say about the spiritual benefit of visiting Darvī-saṃkramaṇa?

It states that reaching this tirtha grants merit comparable to performing the Aśvamedha sacrifice and results in honor in Brahmaloka.

Why is the Aśvamedha mentioned in a tirtha context?

The verse uses Aśvamedha as a benchmark for supreme ritual merit, implying that pilgrimage to this renowned tirtha can yield an equivalent spiritual reward.

What ethical or practical lesson is implied here?

It elevates sacred pilgrimage and reverence for tirthas as accessible means of earning great merit, encouraging disciplined, faith-based religious practice.