Shloka 19

Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits

Devanagari script

एतत्तीर्थं समासाद्य अवतारं तु शांभवम् । अर्चयित्वा विरूपाक्षं रुद्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

etattīrthaṃ samāsādya avatāraṃ tu śāṃbhavam | arcayitvā virūpākṣaṃ rudraloke mahīyate

Translation

हे तीर्थ प्राप्त करून शांभव अवताराचे दर्शन घ्यावे; जो विरूपाक्षाची पूजा करतो तो रुद्रलोकी मान पावतो.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun) used adjectivally, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying तीर्थम्)

• तीर्थम्: sacred place; tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (समासाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समासाद्य: having reached; having approached
• समासाद्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (Kṛdanta)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having approached/reached)

• अवतारम्: incarnation; descent
• अवतारम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (implicit with अर्चयित्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (particle: 'indeed/but')

• शाम्भवम्: of Śambhu (Śiva); Śaiva
• शाम्भवम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाम्भव (प्रातिपदिक) (शम्भु-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying अवतारम्)

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) + क्त्वा (Kṛdanta)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having worshipped)

• विरूपाक्षम्: Virūpākṣa (Śiva)
• विरूपाक्षम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (अर्चयित्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरूपाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular) (name of Śiva)

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रलोक (प्रातिपदिक); रुद्र + लोक (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रुद्रस्य लोकः

• महीयते: is honored; is glorified
• महीयते: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु) (महीयते = passive/ātmanepada usage)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense: 'is honored')

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतत्तीर्थम् = एतत् + तीर्थम्.

Characters & Entities

• Virūpākṣa
• Rudra
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What does this verse say is the result of worshipping Virūpākṣa at this tīrtha?

It states that after reaching this tīrtha and worshipping Virūpākṣa (Śiva), the devotee is honored in Rudra’s realm (Rudraloka/Śivaloka).

Who is Virūpākṣa in this context?

Virūpākṣa is an epithet of Śiva, commonly understood as “the one with distinctive/varied eyes,” and here denotes Śiva as the deity worshipped at the tīrtha.

What ethical or spiritual emphasis does the verse convey?

It emphasizes tīrtha-visit combined with sincere worship (arcana/pūjā) as a means to attain spiritual merit and an exalted post-mortem destination associated with Rudra.