Shloka 26

Description of the Fruits of Pilgrimage

Puṣkara Tīrtha Māhātmya

Devanagari script

पुष्करेषु महाभाग देवाः सर्षिपुरोगमाः । सिद्धिं परमिकां प्राप्ताः पुण्येन महतान्विताः

Transliteration

puṣkareṣu mahābhāga devāḥ sarṣipurogamāḥ | siddhiṃ paramikāṃ prāptāḥ puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ

Translation

Oh noble, en Puṣkara los dioses—guiados por los ṛṣis—alcanzaron la perfección suprema, colmados de gran mérito.

Word by Word

• पुष्करेषु: in/at the Puṣkaras
• पुष्करेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्षिपुरोगमाः: led by sages
• सर्षिपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + ऋषि + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीह्यर्थ (ऋषयः पुरोगमाः येषाम् = having sages in front/led by sages)

• सिद्धिम्: success/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• परमिकाम्: supreme
• परमिकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं सिद्धिम् (agreeing with 'सिद्धिम्')

• प्राप्ताः: attained
• प्राप्ताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having attained)

• पुण्येन: by merit
• पुण्येन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं पुण्येन

• अन्विताः: endowed with
• अन्विताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि-इ (धातु) → अन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (युक्ताः/समन्विताः)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual dialogue not provided)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्षिपुरोगमाः→स+ऋषि+पुरोगमाः; महतान्विताः→महता+अन्विताः.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara
• Devāḥ (gods)
• Ṛṣi (sages)

FAQs

What does this verse suggest about Puṣkara as a tīrtha?

It presents Puṣkara as a highly potent sacred place where even the gods, guided by sages, can attain supreme spiritual accomplishment through accumulated merit (puṇya).

Why are the gods described as being “led by sages” (sarṣipurogamāḥ)?

The phrase implies that spiritual authority and right practice are grounded in ṛṣi-guidance; even divine beings are shown as following the sages’ leadership in sacred observance.

What ethical or practical lesson does the verse convey?

It emphasizes that exalted results (siddhi) arise from sustained virtue and sacred practice (puṇya), ideally undertaken with guidance from realized teachers or traditions (ṛṣis).