Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 21

Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power

Devanagari script

तत्राघमर्षणं नाम तीर्थं पापहरं परम् । उपस्पृश्यानुसवनं तपसातोषयद्धरिम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

tatrāghamarṣaṇaṁ nāma tīrthaṁ pāpa-haraṁ param upaspṛśyānusavanaṁ tapasātoṣayad dharim

Translation

Cerca de aquella montaña había un santísimo lugar llamado Aghamarṣaṇa, supremo destructor del pecado. Allí Dakṣa, purificándose en cada momento ritual, complació a Hari, la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, mediante grandes austeridades.

Synonyms

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: देशाधिकरण (Locative adverb/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place) — there

• अघमर्षणम्: Aghamarṣaṇa
• अघमर्षणम्: विशेष्य/नाम (Appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ + मर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — (name) Aghamarṣaṇa

• नाम: by name
• नाम: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle indicating name)

• तीर्थम्: a holy place
• तीर्थम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन — sacred place

• पापहरम्: sin-destroying
• पापहरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन — sin-removing

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन — supreme

• उपस्पृश्य: having bathed/touched (water)
• उपस्पृश्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप + स्पृश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund) — having touched/abluted

• अनुसवनम्: at each daily rite (thrice daily)
• अनुसवनम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु + सवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास, अव्यय (adverb) — at each savana (thrice daily)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन — by austerity

• अतोषयत्: satisfied/pleased
• अतोषयत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) [causative: तोषय]
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) — he satisfied

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन — Hari

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Aghamarshana (tirtha)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Aghamarshana tirtha?

This verse describes Aghamarṣaṇa as a supremely purifying pilgrimage place (tīrtha) that destroys sin, where one can perform regular purification and devotion.

Who is being described as performing austerities to please Hari in Bhagavatam 6.4.21?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates that the person in the story went to the Aghamarṣaṇa tīrtha and, by bathing at the daily junctions and performing tapas, pleased Lord Hari.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Adopt steady daily spiritual discipline—regular prayer/meditation at set times, acts of purification, and sincere austerity—offering the routine to Lord Hari as devotion.