Shloka 40

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

शरभंगाश्रमं गत्वा शुकस्य च महात्मनः । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति पुनाति स्वकुलं नरः

Transliteration

śarabhaṃgāśramaṃ gatvā śukasya ca mahātmanaḥ | na durgatimavāpnoti punāti svakulaṃ naraḥ

Translation

Dengan pergi ke āśrama Śarabhaṅga dan juga ke āśrama Mahātmā Śuka, seseorang tidak akan jatuh ke dalam nasib buruk; bahkan dia menyucikan keturunannya sendiri.

Word by Word

• शरभङ्गाश्रमम्: the hermitage of Śarabhaṅga
• शरभङ्गाश्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• शुकस्य: of Śuka
• शुकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (sage)
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• दुर्गतिम्: misfortune/bad destiny
• दुर्गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुनाति: purifies
• पुनाति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्वकुलम्: his own family/lineage
• स्वकुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य कुलम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within the Svargakhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शरभंगाश्रमं → शरभङ्गाश्रमम्; दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति → दुर्गतिम् + अवाप्नोति.

Characters & Entities

• Śarabhaṅga
• Śuka

FAQs

What is the main spiritual promise of this verse?

It states that visiting the hermitages of Śarabhaṅga and the sage Śuka prevents a person from attaining durgati (an evil fate) and brings purification to one’s family line.

Why are āśramas (hermitages) treated like tīrthas in Purāṇic literature?

Purāṇas often regard the presence and austerity of realized sages as sanctifying; their āśramas become spiritually potent places where contact, remembrance, and pilgrimage generate merit and inner purification.

What ethical or practical lesson does this verse suggest for devotees?

It encourages seeking the company and sacred places associated with saints, implying that reverence, pilgrimage, and remembrance of the wise support moral uplift and benefit not only the individual but also their wider family.