Shloka 60

Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । उत्तमं सर्वक्षेत्राणां पुण्यमेतद्भविष्यति । नित्यं पुष्पफलोपेता नित्यसुस्थिरयौवनाः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | uttamaṃ sarvakṣetrāṇāṃ puṇyametadbhaviṣyati | nityaṃ puṣpaphalopetā nityasusthirayauvanāḥ

Translation

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಇದು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮವಾದ ಪರಮ ಪುಣ್ಯತೀರ್ಥವಾಗುವುದು. ಇದು ನಿತ್ಯವೂ ಪುಷ್ಪ-ಫಲಗಳಿಂದ ಸಮೃದ್ಧವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಯೌವನವು ಸದಾ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿ ಅಜರವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• uttamam: best
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sarva-kṣetrāṇām: of all sacred places/fields
• sarva-kṣetrāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘sarvāṇi kṣetrāṇi’)

• puṇyam: merit/holy (thing)
• puṇyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhaviṣyati: will be/become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• puṣpa-phala-upetāḥ: endowed with flowers and fruits
• puṣpa-phala-upetāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + upeta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (upeta), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व ‘puṣpaphala’ + तत्पुरुष ‘puṣpaphalena upetāḥ’

• nitya-su-sthira-yauvanāḥ: having ever-stable youthfulness
• nitya-su-sthira-yauvanāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक) + su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sthira (प्रातिपदिक) + yauvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-समासः (अर्थतः: ‘nityaṃ susthiraṃ yauvanaṃ yāsām’)

Speaker

Brahmā

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: brahmovāca = brahmā + uvāca; puṇyametadbhaviṣyati = puṇyam + etat + bhaviṣyati; puṣpaphalopetāḥ = puṣpa-phala-upetāḥ; nityasusthirayauvanāḥ = nitya-su-sthira-yauvanāḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the hierarchy of sacred kṣetras (holy sites)?

It presents a clear ranking motif common in Purāṇic sacred geography: a particular kṣetra is praised as “uttama”—the foremost among all holy places—because of its enduring sanctity and life-giving qualities.

How does this verse emphasize a Purāṇic idea of sacred ecology?

By describing the kṣetra as perpetually endowed with flowers and fruits, the verse links spiritual merit (puṇya) with continuous natural abundance, portraying holiness as something that sustains and beautifies the environment.

What is the ethical or devotional lesson implied by this description?

The verse encourages reverence for pilgrimage places as living sacred spaces—worthy of protection and worship—since their “puṇya” is portrayed as stable and ever-present, not temporary or dependent on human praise.