Shloka 30

Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha

Devanagari script

भविष्यसि परे लोके नदी त्वं च गमिष्यसि । पुण्यतोया सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा लोकेष्वच्छोदनामिका

Transliteration

bhaviṣyasi pare loke nadī tvaṃ ca gamiṣyasi | puṇyatoyā saricchreṣṭhā lokeṣvacchodanāmikā

Translation

No mundo futuro, tu te tornarás um rio e seguirás fluindo; tuas águas serão sagradas. Como a melhor das correntes, nos mundos serás conhecida pelo nome de Acchodā.

Word by Word

• bhavi 63yasi: you will be
• bhavi 63yasi: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bh
  6b ( )
• Form: (Lu 6d-lak1ra/Future), (2nd/ ), (Singular); parasmaipada

• pare: in the other/next
• pare: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para ( )
• Form: , (7th/ ), (Locative Singular); agrees with loke

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka ( )
• Form: , (7th/ ), (Locative Singular)

• nad
  2b: a river
• nad
  2b: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nad
  2b ( )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular)

• tva 43: you
• tva 43: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad ( )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular); (2nd person pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca ( )
• Form: (conjunction: "and")

• gami 63yasi: you will go
• gami 63yasi: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam ( )
• Form: (Lu 6d-lak1ra/Future), (2nd/ ), (Singular); parasmaipada

• pu 47ya-toy1: with sacred waters
• pu 47ya-toy1: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pu 47ya + toya ( + )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular); (qualifies nad
  2b/sarit: "having holy water")

• sarit-
  5bre 63 6dh1: best of rivers
• sarit-
  5bre 63 6dh1: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarit +
  5bre 63 6dha ( + )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular); "best among rivers"; qualifies nad
  2b

• loke 63u: in the worlds
• loke 63u: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka ( )
• Form: , (7th/ ), (Locative Plural)

• acchodan1mik1: named Acchod
  01
• acchodan1mik1: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acchod
  01 + n
  01mik
  01 ( + )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular); ("named Acchod
  01")

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/dialogue within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: loke63vacchodan1mik1 47 loke63u + acchodan1mik1; saricchre636dh1 47 sarit +
5bre636dh1 (t23 +
5b 92 cch by sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Acchodā

FAQs

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

It presents a sacralized geography where a being’s destiny can manifest as a holy river, establishing Acchodā as a revered river-name across the worlds.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly, it elevates devotion through the idea of sanctity (puṇyatoyā): holiness becomes embodied in nature, encouraging reverence and worshipful attitudes toward sacred waters.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

Actions and spiritual states can shape future existence; purity and merit are portrayed as capable of transforming one’s destiny into something that benefits many (a holy, life-giving river).