Shloka 50

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

आज्यभागेन वै तत्र तर्पितास्तु यथाविधि । देवास्त्रिभुवनं याता ऋषयश्च यथासुखम्

Transliteration

ājyabhāgena vai tatra tarpitāstu yathāvidhi | devāstribhuvanaṃ yātā ṛṣayaśca yathāsukham

Translation

そこで彼らは、定めに従い、割り当てられた澄ましバター（ギー）の分け前によって満ち足りた。やがて諸天は三界へと去り、リシたちもまた安らかに立ち去った。

Word by Word

• आज्यभागेन: with a share/portion of ghee (offering)
• आज्यभागेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājya-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक); ājya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) — अवधानार्थ/खल्वर्थ

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• तर्पिताः: satiated; satisfied
• तर्पिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛp (धातु) → tarpita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त; ‘देवाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तु: and; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/विरोधसूचक निपात)

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथाविधि: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-vidhi (अव्यय-समास); yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — अव्ययीभावसमास

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• त्रिभुवनम्: the three worlds
• त्रिभुवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक); tri (संख्या) + bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• याताः: went
• याताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) → yāta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; गत्यर्थे ‘गताḥ’ (finite sense)

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• यथासुखम्: as they pleased; comfortably
• यथासुखम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-sukham (अव्यय-समास); yathā (अव्यय) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — अव्ययीभावसमास

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone—often within Pulastya–Bhīṣma framing in Padma Purāṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तर्पितास्तु = तर्पिताः + तु; देवास्त्रिभुवनम् = देवाः + त्रिभुवनम्; ऋषयश्च = ऋषयः + च; यथाविधि/यथासुखम् अव्ययीभावसमास

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ (gods)
• Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• Tribhuvana (three worlds)

FAQs

What does ājyabhāga mean in this verse?

Ājyabhāga refers to the prescribed portion of clarified butter (ghee) offered in a ritual; here it indicates that the recipients were satisfied through the properly allotted offering.

What is the significance of yathāvidhi in Purāṇic ritual contexts?

Yathāvidhi emphasizes that the act was performed according to scriptural and procedural injunctions (vidhi), highlighting correctness of ritual as a cause of successful propitiation.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is suggested by the departure of devas and rishis?

The verse suggests that disciplined, rule-following worship and offering leads to harmony and fulfillment—after proper satisfaction, all parties return peacefully to their respective spheres.