Shloka 74

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

प्रजापतिमुपासंत ऋषयश्च महानघाः । यजंते क्रतुभिर्देवांस्तथा चक्रधरा नृप

Transliteration

prajāpatimupāsaṃta ṛṣayaśca mahānaghāḥ | yajaṃte kratubhirdevāṃstathā cakradharā nṛpa

Translation

Die großen, makellosen ṛṣi verehrten Prajāpati; ebenso, o König, verehrten die Träger des Diskus die Götter durch Opferhandlungen.

Word by Word

• प्रजापतिम्: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपासन्त: worship/attend upon
• उपासन्त: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु) (सेवायाम्) → उपास्
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), प्रथम पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महानघाः: greatly sinless
• महानघाः: कर्तृसम्बन्धि विशेषण (Adjectival to ‘ऋषयः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महान् + अघ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहि-समास: महान् अघः येषां नास्ति/महान्-अघ-रहिताः (very sinless/greatly free from sin)

• यजन्ते: perform sacrifice/worship
• यजन्ते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु) (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), प्रथम पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); आत्मनेपद

• क्रतुभिः: with rites/sacrifices
• क्रतुभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner) / समुच्चयार्थे (also/likewise)

• चक्रधराः: discus-bearers
• चक्रधराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (coordinated with ‘ऋषयः’ understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहि-समास: चक्रं धरन्ति ये (those who bear the discus; epithet of Viṣṇu’s attendants/Viṣṇu-like beings)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unknown (context not provided for this isolated verse; likely a narrator addressing a king: 'nṛpa')

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रजापतिम् + उपासन्त → प्रजापतिमुपासन्त (म् + उ → मु). ऋषयः + च → ऋषयश्च (ः + च → श्च). क्रतुभिः + देवान् → क्रतुभिर्देवान् (ः + द → र्द).

Characters & Entities

• Prajāpati
• Ṛṣis
• Devas
• Cakradharas (discus-bearers)

FAQs

Who is Prajāpati in this verse?

Prajāpati is a title meaning “Lord of creatures,” often associated with the creator function (sometimes linked with Brahmā or progenitor deities). Here, the sages are said to revere Prajāpati.

What does 'kratubhiḥ' indicate about the practice described?

Kratubhiḥ means “by sacrifices/ritual rites,” indicating worship through yajña-style sacrificial ceremonies rather than only personal devotion or meditation.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied?

The verse highlights disciplined reverence: sages honor cosmic progenitors, and worship of the devas is performed through prescribed rites—suggesting order, duty, and ritual integrity as a means of sustaining dharma.