Shloka 20

Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा भारभूते महात्मनः । यत्रतत्र मृतस्यापि ध्रुवं गाणेश्वरी गतिः

Transliteration

tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā bhārabhūte mahātmanaḥ | yatratatra mṛtasyāpi dhruvaṃ gāṇeśvarī gatiḥ

Translation

Habiéndose bañado en aquel vado sagrado, en Bhārabhūta—hecho “pesado” de mérito por el gran alma—un hombre, aunque muera en cualquier lugar, ciertamente alcanza el destino de Gaṇeśvara.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: विशेषण (Qualifier of location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun) used adjectivally, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying तीर्थे)

• तीर्थे: in the tīrtha
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त्वा (Kṛdanta)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• भारभूते: at Bhārabhūta
• भारभूते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location) (appositive to तीर्थे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारभूत (प्रातिपदिक) (place-name)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular) (as a toponym)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/Genitive relation) (of the great-souled one)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक); महा + आत्मन् (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: महान् आत्मा यस्य सः

• यत्रतत्र: wherever
• यत्रतत्र: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र + तत्र (अव्यय-समाहार)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), द्वन्द्वसमास (indeclinable pair): 'wherever, in any place'

• मृतस्य: of one who has died
• मृतस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation) (of the dead person)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक) (कृदन्त from मृ धातु, past participle used as noun/adjective)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थक निपात (particle: 'even/also')

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः (used adverbially), निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (certainly)

• गाणेश्वरी: belonging to Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa); Gaṇeśa-related
• गाणेश्वरी: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाणेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + ई (स्त्रीप्रत्यय); गाणेश्वरी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying गतिः)

• गतिः: destination; state; course
• गतिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject) (nominal sentence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिंस्तीर्थे = तस्मिन् + तीर्थे; मृतस्यापि = मृतस्य + अपि.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What practice is praised in this verse?

Bathing (snāna) at a particular tīrtha is praised as a highly meritorious act that leads to an assured spiritual outcome.

What does “gāṇeśvarī gatiḥ” imply here?

It implies an assured destination or state associated with Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa), indicating divine protection and a favorable post-death passage.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson conveyed?

The verse emphasizes faith in sacred disciplines (like tīrtha-snāna) and teaches that sincere merit-making acts can secure spiritual well-being even beyond the uncertainties of time and place of death.