Shloka 31

Prayāga–Gaṅgā Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rules of Pilgrimage

Yātrā-vidhi

Devanagari script

यावदस्थीनि गङ्गायां तिष्ठन्ति पुरुषस्य तु / तावद् वर्षसहस्त्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते

Transliteration

yāvadasthīni gaṅgāyāṃ tiṣṭhanti puruṣasya tu / tāvad varṣasahastrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate

Translation

Enquanto os ossos de um homem permanecerem no Gaṅgā, por tantos milhares de anos ele será honrado e exaltado no mundo celeste.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रमाण/कालपरिमाणवाचक (correlative: as long as)

• अस्थीनि: bones
• अस्थीनि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), बहुवचन

• गङ्गायाम्: in the Gaṅgā
• गङ्गायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• तिष्ठन्ति: remain / stay
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), तृतीयपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरुषस्य: of a person
• पुरुषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (genitive: of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रमाण/कालपरिमाणवाचक (correlative: so long/that long)

• वर्ष-सहस्त्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्ष-सहस्त्राणि: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण) (duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वर्षाणां सहस्त्राणि)

• स्वर्ग-लोके: in heaven
• स्वर्ग-लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Traditional narration (Sūta recounting Purāṇic teaching of tīrtha-mahātmya; exact interlocutors not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Svarga

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes karmic and ritual causality (tīrtha-sevā and asthi-sambandha with Gaṅgā) producing svarga-phala—honor in heavenly realms—within the Purāṇic dharma framework.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga technique is taught in this line; the focus is on dharma-practice through sacred geography (tīrtha) and antyeṣṭi-related observances. In the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such rites are treated as supportive purifying disciplines that complement inner sādhana.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

This verse is tīrtha-mahātmya and does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly. Indirectly, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative outlook where sacred rivers and rites are upheld as universally sanctifying, beyond sectarian boundaries.