Shloka 11

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

गायन्ति पितरो गाथाः कीर्तयन्ति महर्षयः / गयांयास्यतियः कश्चित् सो ऽस्मान् संतारयिष्यति

Transliteration

gāyanti pitaro gāthāḥ kīrtayanti maharṣayaḥ / gayāṃyāsyatiyaḥ kaścit so 'smān saṃtārayiṣyati

Translation

Para leluhur melantunkan kidung pujian, dan para maharsi memaklumkannya: ‘Siapa pun yang pergi ke Gayā, dialah yang akan menyeberangkan kami (para pitara) dari belenggu ini.’

Word by Word

• गायन्ति: sing
• गायन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• गाथाः: verses, songs
• गाथाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• कीर्तयन्ति: praise, proclaim
• कीर्तयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु; √कीर्त् causative/denominative)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• गयाम्: Gayā
• गयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• यास्यति: will go
• यास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• कश्चित्: someone, anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• संतारयिष्यति: will cause (us) to cross over, will deliver
• संतारयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + तॄ (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरण (causative) + लृट्-लकार (future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta relating the tīrtha-māhātmya within the Kurma Purana narrative)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Maharṣis (great sages)
• Gayā (tīrtha)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it frames liberation as ‘crossing over’ bondage through dharmic means; the verse emphasizes the efficacy of sacred action (tīrtha-yātrā/śrāddha at Gayā) in removing obstacles that veil realization and well-being across realms.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse is primarily karma-dharma oriented rather than a yogic technique: it highlights tīrtha-sevā and pitṛ-tarpaṇa/śrāddha at Gayā as purifying disciplines that support inner steadiness and spiritual merit, complementing later yoga teachings in the Kurma Purana.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Not explicitly; it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic dharma tone where sacred geography and ancestral rites function within a unified Purāṇic framework that later accommodates both Śaiva (Pāśupata) and Vaiṣṇava devotional emphases.