Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

एरंडीनर्मदायाश्च संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

eraṃḍīnarmadāyāśca saṃgamaṃ lokaviśrutam | tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

La confluence de l’Eraṇḍī et de la Narmadā est renommée dans le monde entier. Là se trouve un tīrtha d’un mérite suprême, qui détruit tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• eraṇḍī-narmadāyāḥ: of Eraṇḍī and (of) Narmadā
• eraṇḍī-narmadāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (genitive with saṃgamam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eraṇḍī + narmadā (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (समाहार/इतरेतर) in sense 'of Eraṇḍī and Narmadā' (dual sense expressed via compound + genitive ending)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय): "and"

• saṃgamam: confluence
• saṃgamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• loka-viśrutam: world-famous
• loka-viśrutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + viśruta (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying saṃgamam; तत्पुरुषः: loke viśrutam / lokaiḥ viśrutam (world-renowned)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb: "there"

• tīrtham: a sacred ford
• tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate-noun: 'there is a tīrtha')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• mahā-puṇyam: greatly meritorious
• mahā-puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta/Pradhāna-nāma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + puṇya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; adjective qualifying tīrtham; कर्मधारयः: mahat puṇyam

• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta/Pradhāna-nāma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + praṇāśana (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; adjective qualifying tīrtham; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी): sarveṣāṃ pāpānāṃ praṇāśanam

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Adhyaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: eraṃḍīnarmadāyāśca = eraṇḍī-narmadāyāḥ ca; lokaviśrutam = loka-viśrutam

Characters & Entities

• Eraṇḍī (river)
• Narmadā (river)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

It identifies a specific sacred landscape feature—a river confluence (saṅgama) of the Eraṇḍī and Narmadā—presented as a widely known tīrtha, reflecting the Purāṇic mapping of holiness onto real waterways.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: by praising a tīrtha as spiritually transformative, it supports devotional practice through pilgrimage and reverent approach to sacred places, even without naming a specific deity here.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse promotes purification and moral renewal: seeking holy association (tīrtha-sevā/pilgrimage) is presented as a means to abandon sinful tendencies and recommit to dharmic living.