Shloka 94
Devanagari script
गत्वा मधुवटीं चैव देव्यास्तीर्थे नर: शुचि: । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च पितृन् देवांश्व॒ पूरुष:
Transliteration
gatvā madhuvaṭīṃ caiva devyās tīrthe naraḥ śuciḥ | tatra snātvārcayitvā ca pitṝn devāṃś ca pūruṣaḥ ||
Translation
ദേവിയുടെ തീർത്ഥമായ മധുവടിയിൽ ചെന്നു ശുദ്ധനായ മനുഷ്യൻ അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യണം; സ്നാനാനന്തരം പിതൃക്കളെയും ദേവന്മാരെയും വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിക്കണം.
Word by Word
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
मधुवटीम्to Madhuvaṭī (a place)
मधुवटीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधुवटी (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
देव्याःof the goddess
देव्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
तीर्थेat the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
तीर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुचिःpure/clean
शुचिः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
अर्चयित्वाhaving worshipped
अर्चयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पितॄन्the ancestors (manes)
पितॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पूरुषःa man/person
पूरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MadhuvaṭīD
Devī (the Goddess)T
TīrthaP
Pitṛs (ancestors)D
Devas (gods)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Pilgrimage is fulfilled through śauca (purity) and right action: one should bathe at the sacred place and then honour both the gods and the ancestors, integrating devotion with gratitude to one’s lineage.
The speaker gives a prescriptive instruction about visiting the sacred site called Madhuvaṭī at the Goddess’s tīrtha, where the pilgrim should bathe and perform worship for the Pitṛs and the Devas.