Shloka 33

The Deeds of Cyavana

in the Context of Guru-tirtha Glorification

Devanagari script

द्वारावती प्रभासश्च अवंती नैमिषस्तथा । चंडकश्च महारत्नो महेश्वरकलेश्वरौ

Transliteration

dvārāvatī prabhāsaśca avaṃtī naimiṣastathā | caṃḍakaśca mahāratno maheśvarakaleśvarau

Translation

Двараавати, Прабхаса, Аванти и также Наймиша; также Чандака, Махаратна и две святыни — Махешвара и Калешвара.

Word by Word

• द्वारावती: Dvārāvatī (name)
• द्वारावती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभासः: Prabhāsa (name)
• प्रभासः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• अवंती: Avaṃtī/Avantī (name)
• अवंती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवंती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नैमिषः: Naimiṣa (name)
• नैमिषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle)

• चंडकः: Caṃḍaka (name)
• चंडकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चंडक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• महारत्नः: Mahāratna (name; 'great jewel')
• महारत्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महā-रत्नः = 'great jewel')

• महेश्वरकलेश्वरौ: Maheśvara and Kaleśvara (two names)
• महेश्वरकलेश्वरौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर + कल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्व-समास (महेश्वरः च कलेश्वरः च)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context likely a narrator listing tīrthas within a dialogue, often Pulastya addressing Bhīṣma in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रभासश्च = प्रभासः + च (visarga sandhi). चंडकश्च = चंडकः + च. महेश्वरकलेश्वरौ treated as dvandva in dual.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārāvatī (Dvārakā)
• Prabhāsa
• Avantī (Ujjayinī)
• Naimiṣāraṇya
• Maheśvara
• Kaleśvara

FAQs

What does this verse convey in the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context?

It enumerates notable tīrthas (pilgrimage places), presenting a sacred-geographical catalogue that maps religious merit onto specific locations.

Why are both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva sites listed together?

Purāṇic tīrtha-lists often integrate multiple sectarian landscapes; here, places associated with Kṛṣṇa (Dvārāvatī) and Śiva (Maheśvara, Kaleśvara) appear together to frame pilgrimage as broadly dharmic.

Is there an ethical or practical takeaway from a verse that is mainly a list?

Yes—such lists function as prompts for remembrance, pilgrimage, and reverence for sacred places, reinforcing the ethic of honoring dharma through tīrtha-sevā (service/visit) and śraddhā (faith).