Shloka 24

Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits

Devanagari script

चरुमेकं तु यो दद्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । पायसं मधुसंयुक्तं भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च

Transliteration

carumekaṃ tu yo dadyāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa | pāyasaṃ madhusaṃyuktaṃ bhakṣyāṇi vividhāni ca

Translation

Ó rei, quem nesse tīrtha sagrado oferecer uma porção de charu (papas rituais de arroz), juntamente com payasa misturado com mel e variados alimentos, alcança o mérito indicado neste contexto.

Word by Word

• चरुम्: a sacrificial porridge (caru)
• चरुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular (agreeing with चरुम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक — emphatic particle

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — should give

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative Singular

• तीर्थे: at the pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative Singular

• नराधिप: O king (lord of men)
• नराधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative Singular; समास: नर-अधिप (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पायसम्: rice pudding
• पायसम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• मधुसंयुक्तम्: mixed with honey
• मधुसंयुक्तम्: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular (agreeing with पायसम्); समास: मधु-संयुक्त (तत्पुरुष)

• भक्ष्याणि: edibles, foods
• भक्ष्याणि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — Accusative Plural

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — Accusative Plural (agreeing with भक्ष्याणि)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction (and)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator addressing a king: 'narādhipa')

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे = दद्यात् + तस्मिन् + तीर्थे (त् + त → त्त; न् + त → ंस्).

FAQs

What is being prescribed in this verse?

It recommends making food-offerings at a specific tirtha: a charu (cooked sacrificial rice offering), sweet rice (pāyasa) mixed with honey, and assorted delicacies.

What is the religious significance of offering food at a tirtha?

In Purāṇic practice, gifts and offerings at tirthas are treated as high-merit actions (puṇya), combining charity, hospitality, and ritual devotion in a sanctified location.

What ethical lesson does the verse convey?

It highlights generosity and reverence—using one’s resources to offer nourishing food in a sacred context, reinforcing dana (giving) as a virtuous discipline.