Shloka 60

The Glory of Śrāddha at Sacred Fords and the Determination of the Kutapa Time

Devanagari script

भांडेश्वरं बिल्वकं च नीलपर्वतमेव च । तथा च बदरीतीर्थं सर्वतीर्थेश्वरेश्वरम्

Transliteration

bhāṃḍeśvaraṃ bilvakaṃ ca nīlaparvatameva ca | tathā ca badarītīrthaṃ sarvatīrtheśvareśvaram

Translation

ભાંડેશ્વર, બિલ્વક અને નીલપર્વત; તેમજ બદરીતીર્થ—જે સર્વ તીર્થોના ઈશ્વરના પણ ઈશ્વર સમાન પરમ શ્રેષ્ઠ છે.

Word by Word

• भांडेश्वरम्: Bhāṃḍeśvara (name of a shrine)
• भांडेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्ड + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थल/देवनाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भाण्डस्य ईश्वरः); Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बिल्वकम्: Bilvaka (name of a place)
• बिल्वकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक; Indeclinable conjunction

• नीलपर्वतम्: Nīla mountain (Nīlaparvata)
• नीलपर्वतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (नीलः पर्वतः); Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक; Indeclinable emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक; Indeclinable conjunction

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Connector (linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक; Indeclinable adverb/particle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक; Indeclinable conjunction

• बदरीतीर्थम्: Badarī-tīrtha (Badarī sacred place)
• बदरीतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बदऱ्याः तीर्थम्); Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वतीर्थेश्वरेश्वरम्: the Lord of the Lord of all tīrthas (supreme overlord)
• सर्वतीर्थेश्वरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थ + ईश्वर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्तुत्य-उपाधि), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहु-षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला: सर्वेषां तीर्थानां ईश्वरः (तीर्थेश्वरः) तस्य ईश्वरः; Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Unknown (verse is a list of tīrthas; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नीलपर्वतमेव = नीलपर्वतम् + एव; सर्वतीर्थेश्वरेश्वरम् = सर्व + तीर्थ + ईश्वर + ईश्वर (समास-श्रृंखला, संधि से एकपदत्व)।

Characters & Entities

• Bhāṇḍeśvara
• Bilvaka
• Nīlaparvata
• Badarī-tīrtha

FAQs

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

It presents a catalog-style sacred geography, naming multiple pilgrimage locations (Bhāṇḍeśvara, Bilvaka, Nīlaparvata, and Badarī), reflecting the Purāṇic practice of mapping holiness onto specific landscapes.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By elevating Badarī-tīrtha as “lord of all tīrthas,” the verse encourages devotional orientation toward pilgrimage and remembrance of sanctified places as a form of reverence and religious practice.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The implied lesson is reverence for sacred spaces and disciplined religious life: seeking holy places (tīrtha-sevā) is portrayed as a meritorious act that supports purification, humility, and commitment to dharma.