Shloka 80

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

दशतीर्थसहस्राणि षष्टिकोट्यस्तथापराः । येषां सान्निध्यमत्रैव कीर्त्तितं कुरुनंदन

Transliteration

daśatīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭyastathāparāḥ | yeṣāṃ sānnidhyamatraiva kīrttitaṃ kurunaṃdana

Translation

O Sohn des Kuru-Geschlechts, zehntausend Tīrthas und darüber hinaus noch sechzig Krore—deren bloße Gegenwart, so heißt es, gerade hier ist—sind verkündet worden.

Word by Word

• daśa-tīrtha-sahasrāṇi: ten thousand sacred fords
• daśa-tīrtha-sahasrāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; समासः द्विगु (दश तीरथानां सहस्राणि)

• ṣaṣṭi-koṭyaḥ: sixty crores
• ṣaṣṭi-koṭyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (संख्या) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः द्विगु (षष्टिः कोटयः)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• aparāḥ: others/additional
• aparāḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (others/additional)

• yeṣām: of whom/whose
• yeṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• sānnidhyam: presence
• sānnidhyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sānnidhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (विधेय)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• kīrttitam: has been proclaimed
• kīrttitam: Karma (Predicate/कर्मणि-प्रयोग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kīrt (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र विधेय (has been proclaimed)

• kuru-nandana: O delight of the Kurus
• kuru-nandana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुरूणां नन्दनः)

Speaker

Pulastya (addressing Bhīṣma as 'Kurunandana')

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ṣaṣṭikoṭyaḥ+tathā → ṣaṣṭikoṭyastathā (ः+त → स्+त); tathā+aparāḥ → tathāparāḥ (आ+अ → आ); atra+eva → atraiva (अ+ए → ऐ).

FAQs

What is the main claim of this verse about tīrthas?

It asserts that vast numbers of tīrthas—ten thousand plus an additional sixty crores—are said to have their presence concentrated “right here,” emphasizing the exceptional sanctity of the place being discussed in the chapter.

Who is being addressed as 'Kurunandana' in this verse?

'Kurunandana' is an epithet meaning “son/delight of the Kurus,” typically used for Bhīṣma (or a Kuru prince). In the Padma Purana’s dialogue framing, Pulastya addresses Bhīṣma with this honorific.

What ethical or practical lesson does this verse suggest for devotees?

It implies that sacred merit is not only tied to distant travel; certain highly praised locations are presented as spiritually equivalent to many tīrthas, encouraging focused devotion, reverence, and disciplined conduct where one is.