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Shloka 9

Subhadrā-vivāha-saṃsthāpana, Vṛṣṇi–Kuru satkāra, and Abhimanyu-janma

Chapter 213

तेषु प्रबोध्यमानेषु ज्वलितेषु हुतेषु च कृतपुष्पोपहारेषु तीरान्तरगतेषु च,गंगाके तटपर जब अलग-अलग अग्नियाँ प्रज्वलित हो गयीं और सन्मार्गमें स्थित एवं मन-इन्द्रियोंको वशमें रखनेवाले विद्वान्‌ ब्राह्मणलोग स्नान करके फूलोंके उपहार चढ़ाकर जब पूर्वोक्त अग्नियोंमें आहुति दे चुके, तब उन महात्माओंके द्वारा उस गंगाद्वार नामक तीर्थकी शोभा बहुत बढ़ गयी

teṣu prabodhyamāneṣu jvaliteṣu huteṣu ca kṛtapūṣpopahāreṣu tīrāntaragateṣu ca

Vaiśampāyana dijo: Cuando aquellos fuegos sagrados eran encendidos, cuando ardían y ya se habían vertido en ellos las oblaciones, y cuando se habían ofrecido flores como correspondía en los diversos parajes del vado, la ribera del río—en Gaṅgādvāra—resplandeció con mayor fulgor. Los sabios brāhmaṇas, disciplinados y firmes en la senda del dharma, tras bañarse y cumplir las ofrendas al fuego con dominio de mente y sentidos, acrecentaron la santidad y el esplendor de aquel lugar santo mediante ritos ordenados y observancia recta.

तेषुamong/in those
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
प्रबोध्यमानेषुwhile being kindled/awakened
प्रबोध्यमानेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + बुध्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural, Present passive participle (शानच्/मान), Passive
ज्वलितेषुwhen/where (they are) blazing
ज्वलितेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootज्वल्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
हुतेषुwhen oblations have been offered
हुतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootहु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कृतपुष्पोपहारेषुwhere flower-offerings have been made
कृतपुष्पोपहारेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतपुष्पोपहार
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
तीरान्तरगतेषुsituated on the other bank/in between the banks
तीरान्तरगतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootतीरान्तरगत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
G
Gaṅgā (Ganges)
G
Gaṅgādvāra (tīrtha)
A
agni (sacred fires)
H
havis/āhuti (oblations)
P
puṣpa (flowers)
B
brāhmaṇa sages (implied by context)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how disciplined ritual action—bathing, offering flowers, and making oblations with self-restraint—does not merely fulfill a rite but increases the sanctity of a sacred place. Ethical self-control (mind and senses) is presented as integral to the efficacy and dignity of religious practice.

At Gaṅgādvāra on the bank of the Gaṅgā, multiple ritual fires are kindled at different points. After bathing, the brāhmaṇa sages make floral offerings and pour oblations into the fires. Their collective, orderly rites enhance the splendor and holiness of the tīrtha.