Shloka 22

Sequential Description of Pilgrimage Fords and Their Merits

Tīrtha-Itinerary

Devanagari script

अथ सुंदरिकां तीर्थं प्राप्य सिद्धनिषेविताम् । रूपस्य भागी भवति दृष्टमेतत्पुरातनैः

Transliteration

atha suṃdarikāṃ tīrthaṃ prāpya siddhaniṣevitām | rūpasya bhāgī bhavati dṛṣṭametatpurātanaiḥ

Translation

ແລ້ວເມື່ອໄປຮອດທີ່ທິຣະຖະຊື່ ສຸນດະຣິກາ ອັນສິດທະຜູ້ສຳເລັດມັກສະຖິດ; ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະໄດ້ຮັບສ່ວນແຫ່ງຄວາມງາມ—ດັ່ງທີ່ບູຮານຊົນໄດ້ເຫັນແລ້ວ।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then)

• सुंदरिकाम्: (to) Sundarikā
• सुंदरिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुंदरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तीर्थ/स्थाननाम

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘सुंदरिकाम्’ इत्यस्य अपि विशेष्यभावेन (apposition)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• सिद्धनिषेविताम्: frequented by siddhas
• सिद्धनिषेविताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवित (नि-सेव्-धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धैः निषेविता’ — विशेषणं ‘सुंदरिकाम्/तीर्थम्’

• रूपस्य: of beauty/form
• रूपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• भागी: a possessor/sharer
• भागी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘भागी’ = भागवान् (possessor/sharer)

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दृष्टम्: has been seen/observed
• दृष्टम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) — ‘seen/observed’ (impersonal)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुरातनैः: by the ancients
• पुरातनैः: Karana/Agent (Instrumental/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘पुरातन’ = प्राचीनाः (the ancients)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within a tīrtha-māhātmya passage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दृष्टम् + एतत् → दृष्टमेतत् (म् + ए → मे); एतत् + पुरातनैः → एतत्पुरातनैः (त् + प → त्प)

Characters & Entities

• Sundarikā Tīrtha
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is Sundarikā Tīrtha according to this verse?

It is presented as a sacred pilgrimage ford (tīrtha) called Sundarikā, esteemed because it is frequented by Siddhas (perfected beings).

What fruit (phala) is promised for visiting this tīrtha?

The verse states that one becomes a “bhāgī” (recipient/sharer) of rūpa—beauty or auspicious form—by reaching Sundarikā.

How does the verse authenticate its claim?

It appeals to traditional testimony: “this has been observed by the ancients” (dṛṣṭam etat purātanaiḥ), a common Purāṇic way of validating tīrtha benefits.