Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

साब्रवीत्‌ पृथुताम्राक्षी देवं सप्तर्षिसंसदि । भगवान्‌ यदि मे प्रीतस्तीर्थ स्पादिदमद्भुतम्‌

Transliteration

sābravīt pṛthutāmrākṣī devaṃ saptarṣi-saṃsadi | bhagavān yadi me prītas tīrtha-spād idam adbhutam ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ତାପରେ ପୃଥୁ ତାମ୍ରବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନୟନବତୀ ଦେବୀ ସପ୍ତର୍ଷିମଣ୍ଡଳୀର ସଭାରେ ଦେବଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କରି କହିଲେ— “ଭଗବନ୍, ଯଦି ଆପଣ ମୋପରେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ, ତେବେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସ୍ପର୍ଶରେ ଏଠାରେ ଏହି ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ତୀର୍ଥ ପ୍ରାଦୁର୍ଭବ କରୁ।”

Word by Word

साshe

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

पृथु-ताम्र-अक्षीthe broad-copper-eyed (lady)

देवम्to the god / the deity

सप्त-ऋषि-संसदिin the assembly of the seven sages

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

यदिif

मेof me / my

प्रीतःpleased

तीर्थात्from the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage

पातुmay (he) protect / let (him) protect

इदम्this

अद्भुतम्wonderful, marvelous

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

pṛthutāmrākṣī (a woman, unnamed here)

deva (the god, unnamed here)

Saptarṣi (the Seven Ṛṣis)

tīrtha (sacred place/pilgrimage ford)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic idea that sincere devotion and divine favor can sanctify a place for the welfare of many; a tīrtha is not merely geography but a moral-spiritual ‘crossing’ established through grace and righteous intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman described as pṛthutāmrākṣī speaks before the Seven Ṛṣis’ assembly, addressing a god and requesting a boon: if he is pleased with her, a marvelous tīrtha should manifest there through his touch or presence.