Shloka 21

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

तममन्यत राजर्षिरिदं क्षेत्रं महाफलम् करिष्यामि कृषिष्यामि सर्वान् कामान् यथेप्सितान्

Transliteration

tamamanyata rājarṣiridaṃ kṣetraṃ mahāphalam kariṣyāmi kṛṣiṣyāmi sarvān kāmān yathepsitān

Translation

Da dachte der königliche Weise (rājarṣi): „Dieses kṣetra, dieses heilige Feld, trägt großen Ertrag. Ich will es bearbeiten, ich will es bestellen, und so werde ich alle Wünsche nach meinem Begehren erlangen.“

Word by Word

• तम्: that (it)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अमन्यत: thought/considered
• अमन्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• राजर्षिः: the royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (राजा च ऋषिः)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षेत्रम्: field; sacred place
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाफलम्: greatly fruitful
• महाफलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महत् फलम्)

• करिष्यामि: I shall do/make
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृषिष्यामि: I shall plough/cultivate
• कृषिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृष् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘as, according to’)

• ईप्सितान्: desired
• ईप्सितान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स्-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (desired/wished-for)

Speakers

• Narratorial voice within Pulastya–Nārada frame (speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Not explicit

Key Themes

• Tirtha-Mahatmya
• Ksetra as source of phala
• Royal agency and dharma
• Intention (saṅkalpa) in sacred practice

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse links intention and effort to spiritual outcome: even in a sacred kṣetra, ‘fruit’ is not portrayed as automatic—human resolve (saṅkalpa) and right action (karma) are emphasized.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is dharma-ācāra oriented narration within a kṣetra-māhātmya context, illustrating how individuals (often exemplary rulers) respond to sacred geography; it is ancillary to the five lakṣaṇas but typical of Purāṇic instruction.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Cultivating the field’ (kṛṣi) operates on two levels: literal cultivation and inner cultivation—disciplining the self in a sanctified environment so that desired ends are aligned with dharma rather than mere acquisition.