Shloka 32

Praise of Pilgrimage (Tīrtha) and Prelude to the Greatness of Prayāga

Devanagari script

अद्य मे पितरस्तृप्तास्त्वयि दृष्टे महामुने । सिंहासन उपस्थाप्य पादशौचार्चनादिभिः

Transliteration

adya me pitarastṛptāstvayi dṛṣṭe mahāmune | siṃhāsana upasthāpya pādaśaucārcanādibhiḥ

Translation

अद्य मे पितरस्तृप्तास्त्वयि दृष्टे महामुने। सिंहासनमुपस्थाप्य पादशौचार्चनादिभिः॥

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kala (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic)

• पितरः: ancestors; fathers
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप् (धातु) → तृप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• त्वयि: in you; with respect to you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्टे: when (you are) seen
• दृष्टे: Adhikarana (Sati-saptami)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—महा + मुनि (कर्मधारय)

• सिंहासनम्: a throne
• सिंहासनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सिंहस्य आसनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• उपस्थाप्य: having set up; having offered
• उपस्थाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु) → उपस्थाप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• पादशौचार्चनादिभिः: by (acts) such as washing the feet and worship
• पादशौचार्चनादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + शौच (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—पादशौचं च अर्चनं च (द्वन्द्व) + आदि; करणवाचक

Speaker

Unspecified (a host/devotee addressing a great sage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पितरस्तृप्तास्त्वयि = पितरः + तृप्ताः + त्वयि; (सति-सप्तमी) त्वयि दृष्टे; पादशौचार्चनादिभिः = पादशौच + अर्चन + आदिभिः

FAQs

How are the pitṛs (ancestors) connected to honoring a sage or guest?

The verse states that merely seeing and honoring a great sage brings satisfaction to one’s ancestors, reflecting the Purāṇic theme that righteous hospitality (atithi-sevā) generates merit that benefits the ancestral line.

What traditional acts of respect are described here?

Preparing an honored seat (siṁhāsana) and offering services like washing the guest’s feet (pāda-śauca) and performing worship (arcana) are mentioned as exemplary forms of reverence.

What ethical lesson does this verse emphasize?

It emphasizes dharma through humility and hospitality: honoring spiritually elevated guests with sincere service is portrayed as a meritorious act with wider familial and ancestral benefit.