Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

अश्वतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । सुभगो दर्शनीयश्च भोगवान्जायते नरः

Transliteration

aśvatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret | subhago darśanīyaśca bhogavānjāyate naraḥ

Translation

પછી અશ્વતીર્થમાં જઈ ત્યાં વિધિપૂર્વક સ્નાન કરવું જોઈએ. તેથી મનુષ્ય સૌભાગ્યવાન, દર્શનીય અને ભોગસમ્પન્ન બની જન્મે છે.

Word by Word

• अश्वतीर्थम्: Aśva-tīrtha (the horse-ford/pilgrimage spot)
• अश्वतीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक: अश्व+तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practice
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुभगः: fortunate/charming
• सुभगः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective) of नरः

• दर्शनीयः: pleasing to behold
• दर्शनीयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शनीय (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण from दृश्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'fit to be seen')

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• भोगवान्: enjoyment-possessing/prosperous
• भोगवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-अर्थ (possessive: 'having enjoyment/wealth')

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative instruction within a tīrtha-māhātmya section; commonly framed as Pulastya instructing Bhīṣma in the Svargakhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छेत्स्नानं = गच्छेत् + स्नानम्; भोगवान्जायते = भोगवान् + जायते.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvatīrtha

FAQs

What does this verse say one should do at Aśvatīrtha?

It instructs the pilgrim to go to Aśvatīrtha and perform snāna (a proper ritual bath) there.

What result (phala) is promised for bathing at Aśvatīrtha?

The verse promises that a person becomes (or is born) fortunate (subhaga), attractive/pleasing to behold (darśanīya), and endowed with enjoyments or prosperity (bhogavān).

How is this verse characteristic of the Padma Purana’s tīrtha literature?

It is a concise phala-śruti typical of tīrtha-māhātmya passages: a prescribed act (pilgrimage and bathing) followed by a stated merit (auspiciousness, beauty, and worldly well-being).