Shloka 13

Kurukṣetra Pilgrimage: Sages Praise Kṛṣṇa; Vasudeva Inquires on Karma; Viṣṇu-yajña Performed

Devanagari script

यस्यात्मबुद्धि: कुणपे त्रिधातुके स्वधी: कलत्रादिषु भौम इज्यधी: । यत्तीर्थबुद्धि: सलिले न कर्हिचि- ज्जनेष्वभिज्ञेषु स एव गोखर: ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke sva-dhīḥ kalatrādiṣu bhauma ijya-dhīḥ yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ salile na karhicij janeṣv abhijñeṣu sa eva go-kharaḥ

Translation

ଯେ କଫ-ପିତ୍ତ-ବାୟୁରେ ଗଠିତ ଜଡ ଦେହକୁ ହିଁ ଆତ୍ମା ଭାବେ, ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ-ପରିବାରକୁ ସ୍ଥାୟୀ ‘ମୋର’ ଭାବେ ଧରେ, ମାଟିର ପ୍ରତିମା କିମ୍ବା ଜନ୍ମଭୂମିକୁ ହିଁ ପୂଜ୍ୟ ଭାବେ ମାନେ, ତୀର୍ଥକୁ କେବଳ ସେଠାର ଜଳ ଭାବେ ଦେଖେ—କିନ୍ତୁ ଆତ୍ମତତ୍ତ୍ୱଜ୍ଞ ଜ୍ଞାନୀଜନଙ୍କୁ କେବେ ନ ମିଳେ, ନ ପୂଜେ, ନ ଦର୍ଶନ କରେ—ସେ ଗୋଖର, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଗାଈ-ଗଧା ସମାନ।

Synonyms

• yasya: of whom/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) — relative pronoun

• ātma-buddhiḥ: the notion of self
• ātma-buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘आत्मनः बुद्धिः’

• kuṇape: in a corpse/body
• kuṇape: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative basis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tri-dhātuke: consisting of three humors/elements
• tri-dhātuke: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + dhātu + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular — adjective qualifying ‘kuṇape’; तत्पुरुष: ‘त्रयः धातवः यस्मिन्’ (three-constituent)

• sva-dhīḥ: one’s own intelligence
• sva-dhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — ‘स्वा धीः’

• kalatra-ādiṣu: in wife and the like
• kalatra-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalatra + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural — ‘कलत्रादि’ (wife etc.); ādi-samāsa as determinative listing

• bhaume: in earthly (things/land)
• bhaume: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhauma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular — adjective (earthly) qualifying implied ‘kṣetre/ sthāne’ or ‘ijyā’ context

• ijyā-dhīḥ: the notion of worship
• ijyā-dhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ijyā + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘इज्यायाः धीः’ (idea of worship)

• yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ: whose idea of pilgrimage/holy place
• yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat + tīrtha + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — relative ‘yat’; compound: ‘तीर्थे बुद्धिः’ (locative-tatpurusha sense)

• salile: in water
• salile: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• karhicit: ever/at any time
• karhicit: Kāla (काल/temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karhicit (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• janeṣu: among people
• janeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• abhijñeṣu: who are knowledgeable
• abhijñeṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhijña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural — adjective qualifying ‘janeṣu’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — demonstrative pronoun

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय)

• go-kharaḥ: a cow-and-donkey (i.e., a brute)
• go-kharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go + khara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ‘गोः च खरः च’ (cow and donkey) used as epithet

Purport

True intelligence is shown by one’s freedom from false identification of the self. As stated in the Bṛhaspati-saṁhitā:

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about identifying the self with the body?

This verse condemns bodily self-identification as ignorance, saying that one who thinks the self is the material body and lives in possessiveness is compared to an animal.

What is the real meaning of tīrtha (pilgrimage) in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.84.13?

A tīrtha is not merely sacred water; true holiness is found in the association of realized devotees and saints, who carry spiritual knowledge and devotion.

How can I apply the teaching of Bhagavatam 10.84.13 in modern life?

Reduce body-based identity and possessiveness, seek sādhu-saṅga, and treat pilgrimage and religious practice as a means to grow devotion and humility rather than as mere external ritual.