Shloka 61

Tīrtha-Māhātmya of the Sarasvatī Region and the Praise of Kurukṣetra

Pilgrimage Merits

Devanagari script

अभिगम्य तु तां देवीं न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् । तत्रैव च महाराज विश्वेश्वरमुमापतिम्

Transliteration

abhigamya tu tāṃ devīṃ na durgatimavāpnuyāt | tatraiva ca mahārāja viśveśvaramumāpatim

Translation

ເມື່ອເຂົ້າໄປນົບນ້ອມເທວີພຣະອົງນັ້ນ ມະນຸດຍ່ອມບໍ່ຕົກສູ່ທຸຣຄະຕິ. ແລະທີ່ນັ້ນເອງ ໂອ ມະຫາຣາຊາ ມີພຣະວິສເວສະວະຣະ ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນສາມີແຫ່ງພຣະອຸມາ ປະທັບຢູ່.

Word by Word

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• अभिगम्य: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having approached)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• ताम्: that (her)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• दुर्गतिम्: misfortune / bad destiny
• दुर्गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: should obtain / would incur
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed / right there
• एव: Nipata (निपात) (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान् राजा

• विश्वेश्वरम्: the Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—विश्वस्य ईश्वरः

• उमापतिम्: Umā’s consort (Śiva)
• उमापतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—उमायाः पतिः

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a king (mahārāja) within the Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue frame

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् = दुर्गतिम् + अवाप्नुयात्; तत्रैव = तत्र + एव.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Viśveśvara (Śiva)
• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What spiritual benefit is promised by approaching the Devī in this verse?

The verse states that one who approaches (worships/visits) the Goddess does not attain durgati—an evil fate or misfortune—implying protection and auspicious destiny.

Who is Viśveśvara and why is he called Umāpati here?

Viśveśvara is Śiva as “Lord of the Universe.” He is called Umāpati to emphasize his identity as the consort of Umā (Pārvatī), linking Śiva worship with the presence of the Goddess.

What does the phrase “tatraiva” suggest in the context of tīrtha or sacred geography?

“Tatraiva” (“right there”) indicates co-presence: in that very sacred locale associated with the Devī, Viśveśvara (Śiva) is also present, suggesting a unified sacred site and integrated worship.