Shloka 23

वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly

Nārada’s Description

Devanagari script

तृतीया ज्येछ्ठिला चैव शोणश्लवापि महानद: । चर्मण्वती तथा चैव पर्णाशा च महानदी

Transliteration

tṛtīyā jyeṣṭhilā caiva śoṇaślavāpi mahānadī | carmaṇvatī tathā caiva parṇāśā ca mahānadī, laṅghatī gomātī caiva sandhyā triḥsrotasī tathā | etāś cānyāś ca rājendra sutīrthā lokaviśrutāḥ ||

Translation

నారదుడు చెప్పెను—ఓ రాజేంద్ర! తృతీయా, జ్యేష్ఠిలా, శోణశ్లవా, మహానది చర్మణ్వతీ, అలాగే పర్ణాశా; ఇంకా లంఘతీ, గోమతీ, సంధ్యా, త్రిఃస్రోతసీ—ఇవి మరియు మరెన్నో లోకవిఖ్యాతమైన ఉత్తమ తీర్థాలు.

Word by Word

• तृतीया: the (river) Tṛtīyā
• तृतीया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्येष्ठिला: the (river) Jyeṣṭhilā
• ज्येष्ठिला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठिला
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शोणश्लवा: the (river) Śoṇaślavā
• शोणश्लवा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोणश्लवा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• महानदः: the great river (Mahānada)
• महानदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चर्मण्वती: the (river) Carmaṇvatī
• चर्मण्वती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मण्वती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पर्णाशा: the (river) Parṇāśā
• पर्णाशा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्णाशा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महानदी: the great river (Mahānadī)
• महानदी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानदी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• लङ्घती: the (river) Laṅghatī
• लङ्घती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्घती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गोमती: the (river) Gomati
• गोमती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• संध्या: the (river) Sandhyā
• संध्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिःस्रोतसी: the (river) Trisrotasī (three-streamed)
• त्रिःस्रोतसी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिस्रोतसी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजेन्द्र: O lord of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सुतीर्थाः: excellent sacred fords (tīrthas)
• सुतीर्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतीर्थ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• लोकविश्रुताः: world-renowned
• लोकविश्रुताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकविश्रुत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• भरतवंशी: O scion of the Bharata line
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतवंशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• राजेन्द्र: O lord of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Tṛtīyā (tīrtha)
• Jyeṣṭhilā (tīrtha)
• Śoṇaślavā (tīrtha/river)
• Carmaṇvatī (river)
• Parṇāśā (river)
• Laṅghatī (tīrtha/river)
• Gomātī (river)
• Sandhyā (tīrtha/river)
• Triḥsrotasī (tīrtha/river)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic value of tīrthas—publicly revered places associated with purification, worship, and moral discipline—implying that a king should honor sacred traditions and cultivate inner restraint through recognized dharmic practices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is addressing Yudhiṣṭhira and enumerating a set of famous tīrthas (many identified with rivers), continuing a broader description of sacred places known for religious merit and observance.