Shloka 186

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

Devanagari script

क्षिप्रमानीयतां सर्व तीर्थहेतो: परिच्छदम्‌ । 'सोना, चाँदी, दूध देनेवाली गायें, वस्त्र, घोड़े, हाथी, रथ, गदहा और ऊँट आदि वाहन एवं तीर्थोपयोगी सब सामान शीघ्र ले आओ

Transliteration

kṣipram ānīyatāṃ sarvaṃ tīrtha-hetoḥ paricchadam |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Bring at once all the requisites meant for the sacred rite—everything needed for the pilgrimage and holy observance.” The command stresses urgent, proper preparation, so that going to a tīrtha is not mere travel, but a disciplined act of dharma supported by fitting offerings and materials.

Word by Word

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly / swiftly
• क्षिप्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आनीयताम्: let (it) be brought
• आनीयताम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (आ-नी)
• Form: Imperative (loṭ), Passive, Third, Singular

• सर्वः: all (of it) / the whole
• सर्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तीर्थहेतोः: for the purpose of pilgrimage (tīrtha)
• तीर्थहेतोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थहेतु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• परिच्छदम्: equipment / requisites / outfit
• परिच्छदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिच्छद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• tīrtha
• paricchada (ritual requisites)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred acts require timely, disciplined preparation. A tīrtha-journey or rite becomes ethically meaningful when supported by proper requisites and intentional readiness, reflecting respect for dharma rather than casual or negligent practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana reports an urgent instruction to gather all necessary supplies for a tīrtha-related observance—i.e., to assemble the full set of ritual/journey requisites without delay.