Shloka 33

Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits

Devanagari script

एरंडीनर्मदायाश्च संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

eraṃḍīnarmadāyāśca saṃgamaṃ lokaviśrutam | tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

ஏரண்டீ மற்றும் நர்மதா நதிகளின் சங்கமம் உலகப் புகழ்பெற்றது. அங்கே மிகப் புண்ணியமான தீர்த்தம் உள்ளது; அது எல்லாப் பாவங்களையும் அழிக்கிறது.

Word by Word

• eraṇḍī-narmadāyāḥ: of Eraṇḍī and (of) Narmadā
• eraṇḍī-narmadāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (genitive with saṃgamam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eraṇḍī + narmadā (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (समाहार/इतरेतर) in sense 'of Eraṇḍī and Narmadā' (dual sense expressed via compound + genitive ending)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय): "and"

• saṃgamam: confluence
• saṃgamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• loka-viśrutam: world-famous
• loka-viśrutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + viśruta (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying saṃgamam; तत्पुरुषः: loke viśrutam / lokaiḥ viśrutam (world-renowned)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb: "there"

• tīrtham: a sacred ford
• tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate-noun: 'there is a tīrtha')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• mahā-puṇyam: greatly meritorious
• mahā-puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta/Pradhāna-nāma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + puṇya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; adjective qualifying tīrtham; कर्मधारयः: mahat puṇyam

• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta/Pradhāna-nāma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + praṇāśana (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; adjective qualifying tīrtham; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी): sarveṣāṃ pāpānāṃ praṇāśanam

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Adhyaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: eraṃḍīnarmadāyāśca = eraṇḍī-narmadāyāḥ ca; lokaviśrutam = loka-viśrutam

Characters & Entities

• Eraṇḍī (river)
• Narmadā (river)

FAQs

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

It identifies a specific sacred landscape feature—a river confluence (saṅgama) of the Eraṇḍī and Narmadā—presented as a widely known tīrtha, reflecting the Purāṇic mapping of holiness onto real waterways.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: by praising a tīrtha as spiritually transformative, it supports devotional practice through pilgrimage and reverent approach to sacred places, even without naming a specific deity here.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse promotes purification and moral renewal: seeking holy association (tīrtha-sevā/pilgrimage) is presented as a means to abandon sinful tendencies and recommit to dharmic living.