Shloka 2

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

रोमहर्षण उवाच शृणुध्वं कथयिष्ये ऽहं तीर्थानि विविधानि च / कथितानि पुराणेषु मुनिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः

Transliteration

romaharṣaṇa uvāca śṛṇudhvaṃ kathayiṣye 'haṃ tīrthāni vividhāni ca / kathitāni purāṇeṣu munibhirbrahmavādibhiḥ

Translation

రోమహర్షణుడు పలికెను— వినుడి; నేను నానావిధమైన తీర్థములను వివరిస్తాను. అవి పురాణములలో బ్రహ్మతత్త్వవాదులైన మునులచే చెప్పబడినవే।

Word by Word

• रोमहर्षणः: Romaharṣaṇa
• रोमहर्षणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमहर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शृणुध्वम्: listen (you all)
• शृणुध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कथयिष्ये: I shall narrate
• कथयिष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तीर्थानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कथितानि: told/declared
• कथितानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (तीर्थाणि implied)

• पुराणेषु: in the Purāṇas
• पुराणेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मवादिभिः: by Brahman-expounders
• ब्रह्मवादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः वादिनः = those who speak of Brahman)

Speaker

Romaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Romaharṣaṇa
• Sūta
• Purāṇas
• Munis
• Brahman

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it grounds the coming teaching in the testimony of brahmavādin sages—those devoted to Brahman—implying that tīrtha-knowledge is aligned with realization of the highest truth rather than mere travel.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is taught in this verse; it establishes śravaṇa (attentive listening) as the first discipline—receiving purāṇic instruction from an authoritative lineage before undertaking vows, pilgrimage, or yogic observances.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; however, by appealing to Purāṇic and brahmavādin authority, it frames tīrthas as part of the shared Dharma-field where Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sanctities are commonly affirmed in the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthesis.