Shloka 49

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

ततः स चक्रे भगवानृषीणां विधिवत्तदा । सर्वेषां पुनराधानं देवदृष्टेन कर्मणा

Transliteration

tataḥ sa cakre bhagavānṛṣīṇāṃ vidhivattadā | sarveṣāṃ punarādhānaṃ devadṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Translation

Em seguida, o Senhor Bem-aventurado, segundo os ritos prescritos, realizou para os ṛṣis o rito de restabelecimento para todos, por um procedimento revelado pelos deuses.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = ‘तस्मात्’ (ablatival adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• चक्रे: performed; did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord; venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• विधिवत्: according to rule; duly
• विधिवत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhiवत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण

• पुनराधानम्: re-establishment; re-installation (rite)
• पुनराधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: punar-ādhāna (प्रातिपदिक); punar (अव्यय) + ādhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्मपद; अव्ययीभावसमास

• देवदृष्टेन: seen/ordained by the gods
• देवदृष्टेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva-dṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक); deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — विशेषण ‘कर्मणा’

• कर्मणा: by the rite; by the act
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; exact dialogue speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भगवानृषीणाम् = भगवान् + ऋषीणाम्; विधिवत्तदा = विधिवत् + तदा; पुनराधानम् = पुनर् + आधानम् (अव्ययीभाव); देवदृष्टेन = देव + दृष्टेन (तत्पुरुष)

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Ṛṣis
• Devas

FAQs

What does 'punarādhāna' mean in this verse?

It refers to a formal re-establishment or re-installation—most naturally understood in a Vedic-ritual sense as restoring sacred fires or the proper continuity of prescribed rites for the sages.

What is conveyed by 'devadṛṣṭena karmaṇā'?

It indicates that the procedure followed was one 'seen' or revealed by the gods—i.e., a divinely sanctioned ritual method rather than an arbitrary human invention.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse emphasize?

It emphasizes fidelity to dharma through correct procedure (vidhivat) and the restoration of sacred order—suggesting that renewal and repair of religious practice should be done reverently and according to authoritative guidance.