Shloka 14

The Greatness of Śukla Tīrtha: Bathing, Fasting, Charity, and Śiva Worship

Devanagari script

शुक्लतीर्थं महापुण्यं नद्यां तु संव्यवस्थितम् । चाणिक्योनाम राजर्षिः सिद्धिं तत्र समागतः

Transliteration

śuklatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ nadyāṃ tu saṃvyavasthitam | cāṇikyonāma rājarṣiḥ siddhiṃ tatra samāgataḥ

Translation

ନଦୀତଟେ ସ୍ଥିତ ଶୁକ୍ଲତୀର୍ଥ ନାମକ ମହାପୁଣ୍ୟ ତୀର୍ଥ ଅଛି; ସେଠାରେ ଚାଣିକ୍ୟ ନାମକ ରାଜର୍ଷି ସିଦ୍ଧି ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• शुक्लतीर्थम्: the Śukla-tīrtha (holy ford/place)
• शुक्लतीर्थम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; शुक्ल + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महापुण्यम्: very meritorious
• महापुण्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापुण्य (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पुण्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) शुक्लतीर्थम् इति विशेष्यस्य

• नद्याम्: in the river
• नद्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle/conjunction)

• संव्यवस्थितम्: situated/established
• संव्यवस्थितम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वि + अव + √स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) शुक्लतीर्थम् इति विशेष्यस्य

• चाणिक्यः: Cāṇikya
• चाणिक्यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाणिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle) — नामार्थे ‘called/named’

• राजर्षिः: royal sage
• राजर्षिः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक; राजन् + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); चाणिक्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• सिद्धिम्: success/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• समागतः: arrived
• समागतः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle in sense, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणार्थे/मुख्यक्रिया ‘came/arrived’

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual purāṇic narration; commonly framed within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue in Padma Purāṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चाणिक्योनाम = चाणिक्यः + नाम; कैलासाच्चापि (in next verse) similar type. Here no further mandatory splits.

Characters & Entities

• Śukla-tīrtha
• Cāṇikya
• river (nadī)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It presents Śukla-tīrtha as a specific holy ford located on a river, showing how the Padma Purāṇa maps sanctity onto particular river-sites (tīrthas) as part of its sacred geography.

How does this verse emphasize the path of spiritual attainment?

By stating that a rājarṣi (royal sage) ‘attained siddhi’ at the tīrtha, it links pilgrimage and sacred place-association with inner perfection, implying that right practice at a holy site supports realization.

What is the ethical or practical lesson suggested here?

The verse suggests that sincere spiritual effort—whether by a householder-king or renunciate—can culminate in perfection, and that honoring sacred places (tīrthas) is a traditional aid to purification and focused practice.