Shloka 8

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

शोणस्य ज्योतिरथ्याश्च संगमे निवसञ्छुचिः । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

śoṇasya jyotirathyāśca saṃgame nivasañchuciḥ | tarpayitvā pitṝndevānagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Wer in Reinheit am Zusammenfluss von Śoṇa und Jyotirathyā weilt und den Ahnen und den Devas Tarpaṇa (Wasserlibationen) darbringt, erlangt Verdienst, der dem Agniṣṭoma-Opfer gleichkommt.

Word by Word

• शोणस्य: of (the river) Śoṇa
• शोणस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ज्योतिरथ्याः: of (the river) Jyotirathyā
• ज्योतिरथ्याः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिरथ्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction) ‘and’

• सङ्गमे: at the confluence
• सङ्गमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place): ‘at the confluence’

• निवसन्: dwelling (staying)
• निवसन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि- वस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त, वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग; नरः/साधकः इत्यर्थे कर्तृविशेषण

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• तर्पयित्वा: having satisfied (with offerings)
• तर्पयित्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तृप्/तर्प् (धातु; तर्पयति) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजकधातु (causative stem) + क्त्वान्त अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया: “having satisfied (offered libations to)”

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (Pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अग्निष्टोम-फलम्: the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice
• अग्निष्टोम-फलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: अग्निष्टोमस्य फलम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: निवसञ्छुचिः = निवसन् + शुचिः; पितॄन्देवान् = पितॄन् + देवान्; देवानग्निष्टोमफलं = देवान् + अग्निष्टोम-फलम्.

Characters & Entities

• Śoṇa (river)
• Jyotirathyā (river)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Devas (gods)
• Agniṣṭoma (Vedic sacrifice)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about the spiritual value of a river confluence (saṅgama)?

It presents the saṅgama as a tīrtha where residence in purity and proper rites amplify merit, equating simple devotional-ritual acts with major Vedic sacrifices.

How is Agniṣṭoma referenced here, and why is it significant?

Agniṣṭoma is a foundational Soma sacrifice in Vedic tradition; the verse claims that tīrtha-based purity and offerings (tarpaṇa) can yield comparable spiritual fruit, highlighting tīrtha-mahātmyas.

What ethical or practical discipline is emphasized in this shloka?

Śaucā (purity of conduct) and gratitude/continuity toward lineage and cosmic order through pitṛ- and deva-tarpaṇa are emphasized as the key disciplines leading to great merit.