Shloka 14

The Glory of Vārāṇasī

Catalogue of Tīrthas and a Liṅga-Installation Episode

Devanagari script

दौर्वासिकं व्योमतीर्थं चंद्रतीर्थं युधिष्ठिर । चिंतांगदेश्वरं तीर्थं पुण्यं विद्याधरेश्वरम्

Transliteration

daurvāsikaṃ vyomatīrthaṃ caṃdratīrthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira | ciṃtāṃgadeśvaraṃ tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ vidyādhareśvaram

Translation

O Yudhiṣṭhira, (dort sind) Daurvāsika, das Vyoma-tīrtha und das Candra-tīrtha; ebenso die heilige Furt Cintāṅgadeśvara — wahrlich verdienstvoll — und Vidyādhareśvara.

Word by Word

• दौर्वासिकम्: of Durvāsas
• दौर्वासिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दौर्वासिक (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्वासस्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थस्य)

• व्योमतीर्थम्: Vyoma-tīrtha
• व्योमतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (व्योम्नः तीर्थम्)

• चन्द्रतीर्थम्: Candra-tīrtha
• चन्द्रतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य तीर्थम्)

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• चिन्ताङ्गदेश्वरम्: Cintāṅgadeśvara (a Śiva-name/place)
• चिन्ताङ्गदेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चिन्तायाः/चिन्ताङ्गदस्य ईश्वरः)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: holy, meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• विद्याधरेश्वरम्: Vidyādhareśvara (Lord of Vidyādharas)
• विद्याधरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्याधराणाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing Yudhiṣṭhira (dialogue context not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: व्योमतीर्थं = व्योम + तीर्थम् (समास); चंद्रतीर्थं = चन्द्र + तीर्थम् (समास); चिंतांगदेश्वरं = चिन्ता + अङ्गद + ईश्वरम् (समास)

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Durvāsā
• Daurvāsika Tīrtha
• Vyoma-tīrtha
• Candra-tīrtha
• Cintāṅgadeśvara
• Vidyādhareśvara
• Vidyādharas

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It functions as a catalog-style verse, naming multiple tīrthas and shrine-sites, reflecting the Padma Purāṇa’s sacred-geographical mapping of places where pilgrimage is considered spiritually meritorious.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By highlighting tīrthas and īśvara-shrines, it implicitly promotes devotional practice through pilgrimage, remembrance, and reverence for sacred sites associated with divine or saintly presence.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse encourages valuing puṇya-oriented actions—such as visiting and honoring sacred places—as part of a disciplined religious life grounded in reverence and self-purification.