Shloka 99

Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation

with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision

Devanagari script

पुण्यतीर्थजलोपेतं विविधान्याश्रमाणि च । क्रतुभिर्यजमानांश्च समाप्तगुरुदक्षिणैः

Transliteration

puṇyatīrthajalopetaṃ vividhānyāśramāṇi ca | kratubhiryajamānāṃśca samāptagurudakṣiṇaiḥ

Translation

पुण्यतीर्थजलसमृद्धं नानाविधाश्रमसंयुतम्। क्रतुभिर्यजमानैश्च गुरुदक्षिणासमाप्तिभिः परिपूर्णम्॥

Word by Word

• पुण्यतीर्थजलोपेतम्: endowed with water from holy tīrthas
• पुण्यतीर्थजलोपेतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (उप-इ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (पुण्यतीर्थस्य जलम्; तेन उपेतम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular qualifying ‘आश्रमाणि’ collectively

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — neuter accusative plural

• आश्रमाणि: āśramas/hermitages
• आश्रमाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — neuter accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — and

• क्रतुभिः: by/with sacrifices (rites)
• क्रतुभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — masculine instrumental plural

• यजमानान्: sacrificers/patrons performing yajñas
• यजमानान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान (प्रातिपदिक; यज् धातोः शानच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — masculine accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — and

• समाप्तगुरुदक्षिणैः: with completed guru-fees (paid honoraria)
• समाप्तगुरुदक्षिणैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त (सम्-आप् (धातु) + क्त) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (गुरवे दक्षिणा; सा समाप्ता येषाम्/यैः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — masculine instrumental plural qualifying ‘यजमानैः’ (understood)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विविधान्याश्रमाणि = विविधानि + आश्रमाणि; क्रतुभिर्यजमानांश्च = क्रतुभिः + यजमानान् + च.

FAQs

What does this verse highlight about sacred places (tīrthas) in the Padma Purana?

It portrays a sacred region as enriched by tīrtha-waters and populated by āśramas, presenting pilgrimage geography together with a living religious culture of renunciants and householders.

Why is “samāpta-guru-dakṣiṇā” (completed teacher’s honorarium) emphasized?

It signals ritual integrity and ethical completion: sacrifices are not merely performed, but concluded properly by honoring the guru/priests through the prescribed dakṣiṇā.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from this verse?

Spiritual practice is depicted as holistic—purity of place (tīrtha), discipline of life (āśrama), and correctness of action (properly completed rites including dakṣiṇā) together define dharmic conduct.