Shloka 51

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

सिद्धदेवर्षिदयितं नाम्ना बदरपाचनम्‌ | “तब विशाल एवं अरुण नेत्रोंवाली अरुन्धतीने सप्तर्षियोंकी सभामें महादेवजीसे कहा --“भगवान्‌ यदि मुझपर प्रसन्न हैं तो यह स्थान बदरपाचन नामसे प्रसिद्ध होकर सिद्धों और देवर्षियोंका प्रिय एवं अद्भुत तीर्थ हो जाय ।। तथास्मिन्‌ देवदेवेश त्रिरात्रमुषित: शुचि:

Transliteration

siddhadevarṣidayitaṃ nāmnā badarapācanam | tathāsmin devadeveśa trirātram uṣitaḥ śuciḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: That place became known by the name Badarapācana, beloved of the Siddhas and the divine seers. And there, O Lord of the gods, the pure one stayed for three nights—thus establishing the site’s sanctity and renown as a wondrous pilgrimage place, born of devotion and divine favor.

Word by Word

सिद्धthe Siddhas (perfected beings)

देवर्षिthe divine seers

दयितम्dear, beloved

नाम्नाby the name

बदरपाचनम्Badarapācana (name of a tīrtha/place)

तथाthus; then

अस्मिन्in this (place)

देवदेवेशO Lord of the gods

त्रिरात्रम्for three nights

उषितःhaving stayed; having dwelt

शुचिःpure (one)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Badarapācana (tīrtha)

Siddhas

Devarṣis

Devadeveśa (Mahādeva/Śiva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A sacred place gains enduring spiritual value through purity, devotion, and divine approval; the Lord’s presence and the blessing of revered beings (Siddhas and devarṣis) establish a tīrtha’s sanctity and reputation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narration identifies a pilgrimage site named Badarapācana as beloved to Siddhas and divine seers, and states that the pure Lord (addressed as Devadeveśa) stayed there for three nights, marking it as an extraordinary tīrtha.