Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 36

Glory of Guru-tīrtha: Mānasarovara Marvels and the Revā Confluence

Devanagari script

संगमो दर्शितस्तेन ततोग्रे पापनाशनः । समुड्डीना महाभाग पक्षिणो लघुविक्रमाः

Transliteration

saṃgamo darśitastena tatogre pāpanāśanaḥ | samuḍḍīnā mahābhāga pakṣiṇo laghuvikramāḥ

Translation

Он показал ему место слияния; а дальше впереди было святое место, уничтожающее грех. Тогда, о благородный, птицы, лёгкие и стремительные, взмыли ввысь.

Word by Word

• संगमः: the confluence/meeting-place
• संगमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दर्शितः: was shown
• दर्शितः: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दर्शित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Apadana/Time (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• अग्रे: ahead/in front
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbial: 'in front/ahead')

• पापनाशनः: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: पापस्य नाशनः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संगमः-विशेषणम्

• समुड्डीना: having flown up
• समुड्डीना: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उड्/उड्डीय् (धातु) → उड्डीन (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Active Participle/क्तवतु-समर्थ अर्थ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पक्षिणः-विशेषणम्

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + भाग (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• पक्षिणः: birds
• पक्षिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• लघुविक्रमाः: of swift movement
• लघुविक्रमाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पक्षिणः-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ततोग्रे = ततः + अग्रे; समुड्डीना is taken as सम् + उड्डीना (PPP/participial usage) qualifying पक्षिणः; पापनाशनः is a तत्पुरुष compound (पापस्य नाशनः).

FAQs

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

It highlights a pilgrimage landscape marked by a saṅgama (river confluence) and a nearby pāpanāśana spot, implying that sacred power is mapped onto identifiable locations encountered sequentially on a route.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: by pointing to a pāpanāśana tīrtha, it supports a devotional-pilgrimage ethos where visiting holy places with faith is treated as spiritually purifying, a common Bhakti-adjacent practice in Purāṇic religion.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse conveys the moral idea that one should seek purification and transformation—symbolized by moving toward a 'sin-destroying' place—suggesting deliberate progress from ordinary space into sacred space and conduct.