Shloka 9

Glorification of Prayāga

The Gaṅgā–Yamunā Confluence

Devanagari script

उत्तरान्स कुरून्गत्वा मोदते कालमक्षयम् । पुत्रांस्तु दारांल्लभते धार्मिकान्नयसंयुतान्

Transliteration

uttarānsa kurūngatvā modate kālamakṣayam | putrāṃstu dārāṃllabhate dhārmikānnayasaṃyutān

Translation

Nachdem er zu den nördlichen Kuru gelangt ist, erfreut er sich an unvergänglicher Zeit; und er erlangt Söhne und eine Gattin, rechtschaffen und von rechter Lebensführung.

Word by Word

• उत्तरान्: northern
• उत्तरान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural; विशेषण (to कुरून्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; masculine nominative singular; pronoun

• कुरून्: the Kurus (country/people)
• कुरून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural (जनपद/जन)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having gone’

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; present 3rd singular ‘rejoices’

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; masculine accusative singular

• अक्षयम्: imperishable/endless
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; masculine accusative singular; विशेषण (to कालम्)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधबोधक-अव्यय; particle

• दारान्: wives
• दारान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural (pluralia tantum)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; present 3rd singular ‘obtains’

• धार्मिकान्: righteous
• धार्मिकान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural; विशेषण (to पुत्रान्/दारान्)

• नयसंयुतान्: endowed with good conduct/policy
• नयसंयुतान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नय + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; masculine accusative plural; विशेषण; ‘endowed with policy/discipline’

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial verse within the Svarga-khaṇḍa context; commonly transmitted as part of the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue framework in the Padma Purāṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: उत्तरान्स = उत्तरान् + सः; कुरून्गत्वा = कुरून् + गत्वा; कालमक्षयम् = कालम् + अक्षयम्; पुत्रांस्तु = पुत्रान् + तु; दारांल्लभते = दारान् + लभते; धार्मिकान्नयसंयुतान् = धार्मिकान् + नयसंयुतान्.

Characters & Entities

• Uttara Kuru (Northern Kurus)

FAQs

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

It points to Uttara Kuru (the “northern Kurus”) as a revered northern realm in Purāṇic sacred geography, associated with extraordinary merit and auspicious results.

Does the verse teach a specific spiritual path like Bhakti?

Indirectly: it frames dharmic living and sacred travel/association as producing lasting joy and blessed family life, a common Purāṇic way of encouraging devotional merit through righteous acts.

What is the ethical lesson emphasized here?

The verse links well-being to dharma: enduring happiness and harmonious family blessings are portrayed as outcomes of righteous conduct and alignment with sacred, merit-bearing places.