Shloka 33

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु ब्रह्मर्षिभिरभिप्लुतम्‌ । अस्मिन्‌ खलु महाभागे शुभे तीर्थवरेडनघे

Transliteration

vikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu brahmarṣibhir abhiplutam | asmin khalu mahābhāge śubhe tīrthavare 'naghe

Translation

ଏହା ତିନି ଲୋକରେ ବିଖ୍ୟାତ ଏବଂ ବ୍ରହ୍ମର୍ଷିମାନଙ୍କ ପବିତ୍ର ସାନ୍ନିଧ୍ୟରେ ପୁଣ୍ୟମୟ। ମହାଭାଗେ, ଶୁଭେ, ଅନଘେ! ଏହି ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ତୀର୍ଥରେ (ତାହାର ପବିତ୍ରତା ଦୃଢ଼ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ)।

Word by Word

विख्यातम्well-known, renowned

त्रिषुin the three

लोकेषुworlds

ब्रह्मर्षिभिःby the Brahmarishis (divine seers)

अभिप्लुतम्frequented/visited; bathed in (by)

अस्मिन्in this

खलुindeed, surely

महाभागेin the greatly fortunate/illustrious (place/person)

शुभेin the auspicious (one/place)

तीर्थवरेin the best sacred ford/pilgrimage-place

अनघेin the sinless/pure (one/place)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brahmarṣis

tri-loka (three worlds)

tīrtha (sacred pilgrimage place)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic value of tīrthas: places become spiritually potent through the tapas and presence of great sages, and their fame signifies a shared moral memory that links purification, reverence, and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a particular sacred tīrtha, emphasizing its universal renown across the three worlds and its sanctification by Brahmarṣis, as part of a broader account that highlights the importance of holy places and their merit.