Shloka 30

Baka Dālbhya at Avakīrṇa-tīrtha: Rāṣṭra-kṣaya and Release through Prasāda (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 40)

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे राम: प्रदाय विविधं वसु

Transliteration

tasmiṁs tīrthavare rāmaḥ pradāya vividhaṁ vasu

Translation

There, at that most excellent sacred ford, Rāma bestowed various kinds of wealth in charity—an act that underscores the dharmic ideal that pilgrimage is fulfilled not merely by bathing or vows, but by generous giving and the support of worthy recipients.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun/Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तीर्थवरे: in the excellent sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थवरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थवर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रामः: Rama (Parashurama)
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रदाय: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• विविधम्: various, diverse
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वसु: wealth, riches
• वसु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Paraśurāma/Bhārgava)
• tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage place)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna as a central expression of dharma: sacred places and vows gain ethical completeness when accompanied by generous giving, indicating that spiritual practice should translate into tangible benefit for others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṁpāyana narrates that Rāma, while at an eminent tīrtha, distributes various forms of wealth—signaling a ritual-ethical act performed in the context of pilgrimage and sacred observance.