Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वतीर्थानि दृष्टानि स्युर्न संशयः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो यत्र रुद्र सः गच्छति

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvatīrthāni dṛṣṭāni syurna saṃśayaḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto yatra rudra saḥ gacchati

Translation

Dengan melihat-Nya, seakan telah melihat semua tīrtha—tanpa keraguan. Terbebas dari segala dosa, ia pergi ke tempat Rudra (Śiva) berada.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; śivam/ sāgareśvaram इत्यस्य निर्देशः

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• sarva-tīrthāni: all sacred fords
• sarva-tīrthāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः ‘सर्वाणि तीर्थानि’

• dṛṣṭāni: (are) seen
• dṛṣṭāni: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विधेय (predicate) sarva-tīrthāni प्रति

• syuḥ: would be
• syuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• na: no/not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘न संशयः’ इति वाक्यांशे

• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + vi-nirmukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः’; विशेषणम् saḥ (नरः) प्रति

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative locative adverb)

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, पुल्लिङ्गः, एकवचनम्

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• gacchati: goes
• gacchati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within the Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: syurna = syuḥ + na; sarvapāpavinirmukto = sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

What does this verse suggest about the value of pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā)?

It elevates direct encounter with a spiritually potent person (or sacred presence) as equivalent to visiting all tīrthas, emphasizing inner transformation over mere travel.

Why is Rudra (Śiva) mentioned as the destination?

The verse frames liberation from sin as culminating in reaching Rudra’s abode/state, aligning merit (puṇya) with devotion and proximity to Śiva.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse teach?

It teaches that sincere reverence and transformative contact with holiness leads to purification; the goal is moral cleansing and God-oriented movement, not ritual performance alone.