Shloka 53

Tīrtha-Māhātmya of the Sarasvatī Region and the Praise of Kurukṣetra

Pilgrimage Merits

Devanagari script

पुण्येन महता युक्तः स्वर्गलोके महीयते । यत्र योगीश्वरः स्थाणुः स्वयमेव वृषध्वजः

Transliteration

puṇyena mahatā yuktaḥ svargaloke mahīyate | yatra yogīśvaraḥ sthāṇuḥ svayameva vṛṣadhvajaḥ

Translation

ကုသိုလ်ကြီးမားစွာနှင့် ပြည့်စုံသူသည် စွဝဂ္ဂလောက၌ ဂုဏ်ပြုချီးမြှောက်ခံရ၏—ထိုနေရာ၌ ယောဂီတို့၏ အရှင် စ္ထာဏု၊ နွားအလံတော်ဆောင်သော သီဝကိုယ်တော်တိုင် တည်ရှိတော်မူ၏။

Word by Word

• पुण्येन: by merit
• पुण्येन: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; साधन/हेतु

• महता: great
• महता: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘पुण्येन’

• युक्तः: endowed
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) क्त कृदन्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त (past participle) — ‘endowed/connected’

• स्वर्गलोके: in the heavenly world
• स्वर्गलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन; स्थानाधिकरण

• महीयते: is glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे—‘is honored/glorified’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• योगीश्वरः: Lord of yogis
• योगीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—योगिनाम् ईश्वरः

• स्थाणुः: Sthāṇu (Śiva)
• स्थाणुः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; शिवनाम

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता—विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—स्वतन्त्रकर्तृवाचक (oneself)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निश्चय/अवधारण (indeed/only)

• वृषध्वजः: he whose banner is the bull
• वृषध्वजः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य ध्वजः वृषः सः’ (Śiva)

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: स्वयमेव = स्वयम् + एव

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Sthāṇu
• Vṛṣadhvaja

FAQs

Who is referred to as Yogīśvara and Vṛṣadhvaja in this verse?

The verse refers to Śiva—called Yogīśvara (lord of yogins), Sthāṇu (the steadfast one), and Vṛṣadhvaja (whose banner bears a bull).

What is the main teaching of this śloka about puṇya (merit)?

It teaches that great merit results in honor and exaltation in Svarga (the heavenly realm), especially in a sacred context associated with Śiva.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from this verse?

Cultivating puṇya through righteous conduct and spiritual discipline leads to upliftment and esteem, aligning the individual with higher, divine realms.