Shloka 35

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ततो देवह्रदे स्नात्वा कृष्णवेणा जलोद्भवे

Transliteration

trirātropoṣitaḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | tato devahrade snātvā kṛṣṇaveṇā jalodbhave

Translation

மூன்று இரவுகள் உபவாசம் இருந்து பின்னர் நீராடினால் ஆயிரம் பசுதானத்திற்குச் சமமான பலன் கிடைக்கும். அதன் பின் கிருஷ்ணவேணா நீரிலிருந்து தோன்றிய தேவஹ்ரதத்தில் நீராடி மேலும் புண்ணியம் பெறுவான்.

Word by Word

त्रिरात्र-उपोषितःone who has fasted for three nights

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

गो-सहस्र-फलम्the merit equal to (donating) a thousand cows

लभेत्may obtain

ततःthen/thereafter

देव-ह्रदेin Devahrada (the divine lake)

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

कृष्ण-वेणायाम्in the Kṛṣṇaveṇā (river)

जल-उद्भवेin the water-born (place/source)

Speaker

Pulastya (to Bhīṣma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्रिरात्रोपोषितः = त्रिरात्र-उपोषितः; देवह्रदे = देव-ह्रदे; कृष्णवेणा (पाठे) अधिकरणार्थे सप्तमी अपेक्षिता—अर्थानुसारं ‘कृष्णवेणायाम्’ ग्रहणम्; जलोद्भवे = जल-उद्भवे।

Characters & Entities

Deva-hrada

Kṛṣṇa-veṇā

FAQs

What practice is prescribed in this verse?

It prescribes a three-night fast (trirātra-upoṣa) followed by ritual bathing (snāna), and then bathing at the sacred site called Deva-hrada associated with the Kṛṣṇa-veṇā waters.

What does “gosahasraphala” signify here?

It denotes a standard Purāṇic measure of religious merit: the fruit of the act is said to equal the merit of donating a thousand cows, emphasizing the sanctity of the fast-and-bath observance.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson conveyed?

The verse teaches disciplined austerity (fasting) and purification (bathing) linked with reverence for tīrthas, presenting sacred geography as a means to cultivate devotion and dharmic conduct.