Shloka 12

Description of the Fruits of Pilgrimage

Puṣkara Tīrtha Māhātmya

Devanagari script

अक्रोधनश्च राजेंद्र सत्यशीलो दृढव्रतः । आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते

Transliteration

akrodhanaśca rājeṃdra satyaśīlo dṛḍhavrataḥ | ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute

Translation

Wahai raja segala raja! Sesiapa yang bebas daripada amarah, teguh pada satya, kukuh dalam vrata, dan memandang semua makhluk setara dengan dirinya—dialah yang memperoleh buah sejati ziarah tirtha.

Word by Word

• अक्रोधनः: free from anger
• अक्रोधनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-क्रोधन (प्रातिपदिक; क्रोधन from क्रुध् (धातु) → क्रोधन (कृदन्त/भाव) with नञ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन (voc. sg.)

• सत्यशीलः: of truthful conduct
• सत्यशीलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य-शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.)

• दृढव्रतः: firm in vows
• दृढव्रतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.)

• आत्मोपमः: considering others as oneself
• आत्मोपमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्म-उपम (प्रातिपदिक; उपम = उपमा/सदृश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• भूतेषु: among beings
• भूतेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (loc. pl.)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तीर्थफलम्: the fruit of pilgrimage
• तीर्थफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (neut. acc. sg.)

• अश्नुते: attains, enjoys
• अश्नुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Svargakhaṇḍa 3.11)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अक्रोधनश्च = अक्रोधनः + च (विसर्ग-लोप). राजेंद्र = राजेन्द्र (ए + इ → ए; अनुस्वार-लेखन: जि/न्द्र). आत्मोपमश्च = आत्मोपमः + च (विसर्ग-लोप). तीर्थफलमश्नुते = तीर्थफलम् + अश्नुते.

FAQs

What is described as the real fruit of visiting a tīrtha (pilgrimage site) in this verse?

The verse teaches that pilgrimage bears its true fruit when the pilgrim cultivates inner virtues—freedom from anger, truthfulness, firm vows, and empathy toward all beings.

How does this verse connect ethics with religious practice?

It makes external practice (tīrtha-yātrā) secondary to inner transformation, implying that moral character is what converts ritual travel into genuine spiritual merit.

What is the ethical lesson emphasized by the phrase ātmopamaś ca bhūteṣu?

It promotes empathy and non-harm by urging one to treat all beings as oneself, a key dharmic principle that supports compassion and restraint.