Shloka 19

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

प्रयागो मध्यमा वेदिः पूर्वा वेदिर्गयाशिरः विरजा दक्षिणा वेदिरनन्तफलदायिनी

Transliteration

prayāgo madhyamā vediḥ pūrvā vedirgayāśiraḥ virajā dakṣiṇā vediranantaphaladāyinī

Translation

प्रयागो मध्यमा वेदिः; पूर्वा वेदिर्गयाशिरः; विरजा दक्षिणा वेदिरनन्तफलप्रदा।

Word by Word

• प्रयागः: Prayāga
• प्रयागः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मध्यमा: middle
• मध्यमा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वेदीः: altar
• वेदीः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूर्वा: eastern
• पूर्वा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वेदीः: altar
• वेदीः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गयाशिरः: Gayaśiras (the head/peak of Gayā)
• गयाशिरः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया-शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गयायाः शिरः)

• विरजा: Virajā (name of the altar/place)
• विरजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दक्षिणा: southern
• दक्षिणा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वेदीः: altar
• वेदीः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनन्तफलदायिनी: bestowing endless fruits
• अनन्तफलदायिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त-फल-दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अनन्तं फलं ददाति इति)

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (typical frame for Vāmana Purāṇa; speaker not explicit in the given excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Not explicit in this verse (tirtha enumeration)

Key Themes

• Sacred Geography
• Tirtha-Mahatmya
• Merit (phala) of pilgrimage

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The passage frames sacred space as ethically efficacious: moving through (or honoring) properly recognized tirthas is portrayed as a means to accumulate merit (phala), encouraging restraint, purity, and reverence rather than mere physical travel.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily within tīrtha/kṣetra-māhātmya material, which is usually embedded under vāmśānucarita/ācāra-oriented narration rather than the five strict lakṣaṇas; it functions as dharma-anuśāsana (guidance on sacred places and their fruits).

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘vedi’ mapping sacralizes geography as a cosmic altar: east/center/south are not mere directions but ritualized zones, implying that the land itself can be approached like a yajña-vedi where spiritual results arise from correct orientation and conduct.