Shloka 3

Narmadā Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Patreśvara and the Sequence of Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

गर्जनं तु ततो गच्छेद्यत्र मेघ उपस्थितः । इंद्रजिन्नाम संप्राप्तं तस्य तीर्थप्रभावतः

Transliteration

garjanaṃ tu tato gacchedyatra megha upasthitaḥ | iṃdrajinnāma saṃprāptaṃ tasya tīrthaprabhāvataḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ഗർജ്ജനം മേഘം കൂടിയിടത്തേക്ക് പോകുന്നു; ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ അത് ‘ഇന്ദ്രജിത്’ എന്ന നാമം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• गर्जनम्: thunder/roaring
• गर्जनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (Source/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादानार्थक/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereafter)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• मेघः: a cloud
• मेघः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उपस्थितः: has appeared/is present
• उपस्थितः: Predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इन्द्रजित्-नाम: (a place) named Indrajit
• इन्द्रजित्-नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रजित् (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (इन्द्रजित् इति नाम)

• सम्प्राप्तम्: attained/reached
• सम्प्राप्तम्: Predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• तीर्थ-प्रभावतः: due to the power of the sacred place
• तीर्थ-प्रभावतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: 'because of/from'); तत्पुरुष (तीर्थस्य प्रभावः)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within the Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छेद्यत्र = गच्छेत् यत्र (त् + य् → द्य्). इंद्रजिन्नाम = इन्द्रजित् नाम (कर्मधारय). तीर्थप्रभावतः = तीर्थ-प्रभावतः (तत्पुरुष + तसिल्-अव्यय).

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Tirtha (sacred ford/place)

FAQs

What does this verse suggest about the geography of tīrthas in the Padma Purana?

It links natural phenomena (cloud and thunder) to specific locations, implying that sacred sites are mapped through mythic-etymological narratives and understood as places with transformative “tīrtha-prabhāva” (spiritual efficacy).

How is “tīrtha-prabhāva” functioning in this verse?

The verse presents the tīrtha as causally potent: its spiritual force is said to confer or establish a particular name/identity (“Indrajit”) connected to what occurs there.

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from this shloka?

It emphasizes reverence for sacred places by portraying them as spiritually consequential; attentive pilgrimage and respect for tīrthas are implied as meaningful practices within Purāṇic religiosity.