Shloka 22

Narmadā Māhātmya with the Praise of Amarakantaka Tīrthas

Devanagari script

सर्वहिंसानिवृत्तश्च सर्वभूतहिते रतः । एवं सर्वसमाचारः क्षेत्रपालान्परिव्रजेत्

Transliteration

sarvahiṃsānivṛttaśca sarvabhūtahite rataḥ | evaṃ sarvasamācāraḥ kṣetrapālānparivrajet

Translation

ຖອນຕົນອອກຈາກການເບຍດບຽນທຸກຢ່າງ ແລະອຸທິດໃຈເພື່ອປະໂຫຍດແກ່ສັດທັງປວງ—ດັ່ງນີ້ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຈັນຍາອັນຖືກຕ້ອງທຸກປະການ—ພຶງເດີນວຽນໄປນະມັດສະການເຂດຕຣະປາລ ຜູ້ພິທັກສະຖານສັກສິດ।

Word by Word

• सर्वहिंसानिवृत्तः: abstaining from all violence
• सर्वहिंसानिवृत्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + हिंसा + निवृत्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (सर्वासु हिंसासु निवृत्तः = abstained from all violence)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• सर्वभूतहिते: in the welfare of all beings
• सर्वभूतहिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (सर्वभूतानां हिते = in the welfare of all beings)

• रतः: engaged / devoted
• रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (engaged/attached)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• सर्वसमाचारः: one of complete proper conduct
• सर्वसमाचारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + समाचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वः समाचारः यस्य/सर्वसमाचारः = one with all proper conduct)

• क्षेत्रपालान्: guardians of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रपालान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्रपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रस्य पालाः)

• परिव्रजेत्: should go around / should visit
• परिव्रजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative instruction within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वहिंसानिवृत्तश्च → सर्वहिंसानिवृत्तः + च; क्षेत्रपालान्परिव्रजेत् → क्षेत्रपालान् + परिव्रजेत्.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣetrapāla

FAQs

Who are the kṣetrapālas mentioned in this verse?

Kṣetrapālas are guardians of a sacred area (temple precincts, tīrthas, or holy regions). The verse frames approaching them as part of disciplined, ethical pilgrimage conduct.

What ethical preparation does the verse require before visiting sacred places?

It emphasizes ahiṃsā (complete non-violence) and active concern for the welfare of all beings, presenting moral purity as the foundation for religious travel and worship.

What is the practical instruction of this shloka?

It instructs a person of proper conduct—marked by non-violence and universal benevolence—to go about visiting the kṣetrapālas, i.e., to respectfully approach the guardians associated with sacred sites.