Shloka 114

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

न गतिर्विद्यतेऽन्यस्य त्वामृते कुरुनंदन । इदं देवर्षिचरितं सर्वतीर्थानुसंश्रितम्

Transliteration

na gatirvidyate'nyasya tvāmṛte kurunaṃdana | idaṃ devarṣicaritaṃ sarvatīrthānusaṃśritam

Translation

ഹേ കുരുനന്ദനാ, നിന്നെ കൂടാതെ മറ്റൊരാശ്രയവും ഇല്ല. ഈ ദേവർഷികളുടെ ചരിതം സർവ്വ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളോടും ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടു അവയിൽ തന്നെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതമാണ്.

Word by Word

• na: not/no
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• gatiḥ: refuge/way/recourse
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट् वर्तमानकाल/Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• anyasya: of another (person)
• anyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object of exclusion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun (मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ṛte: without/except
• ṛte: Apādāna (अपादान/Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ṛte (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), postposition meaning 'without/except' (अपवाद/वर्जनार्थक)

• kurunandana: O joy of the Kurus
• kurunandana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• devarṣicaritam: the account/deed of the divine sages
• devarṣicaritam: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ṛṣi + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to idam

• sarvatīrthānusaṃśritam: resorted to/connected with all tīrthas
• sarvatīrthānusaṃśritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + tīrtha + anu + saṃ + √śri (श्रि धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with idam/devarṣicaritam

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a Kuru prince (contextual address: Kuru-nandana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: gatirvidyate = gatiḥ + vidyate (visarga sandhi). vidyate'nyasya = vidyate + anyasya (vowel sandhi). tvāmṛte = tvām + ṛte (vowel sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Kuru-nandana
• Devarshi
• Tirtha

FAQs

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

It frames the devarṣi narrative as inseparable from tīrtha-traditions, implying that the story is meant to be understood alongside pilgrimage culture and the sanctity of multiple holy sites.

How does the verse convey dependence or refuge?

Through “na gatiḥ … tvām ṛte,” it states that no other gati (refuge/recourse/goal) exists apart from the addressed person, emphasizing exclusive reliance.

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

It highlights steadfast loyalty and single-pointed trust (exclusive refuge), while also valuing the broader sacred network of tīrthas as a context for spiritual instruction.