Shloka 19

Description of the Fruits of Pilgrimage

Puṣkara Tīrtha Māhātmya

Devanagari script

अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा विपुलदक्षिणैः । न तत्फलमवाप्नोति तीर्थाभिगमनेन यत्

Transliteration

agniṣṭomādibhiryajñairiṣṭvā vipuladakṣiṇaiḥ | na tatphalamavāpnoti tīrthābhigamanena yat

Translation

అగ్నిష్టోమాది యజ్ఞములను నిర్వహించి విస్తారమైన దక్షిణలు ఇచ్చినప్పటికీ, తీర్థాభిగమనంతో లభించే ఫలము అలా లభించదు.

Word by Word

• अग्निष्टोमादिभिः: by (rites) such as Agniṣṭoma
• अग्निष्टोमादिभिः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोम + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + भिस् (विभक्ति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अग्निष्टोमः आदिः येषां ते = 'Agniṣṭoma etc.')

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• इष्ट्वा: having performed (sacrifice)
• इष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); 'having sacrificed/performed worship'

• विपुलदक्षिणैः: with abundant fees/gifts
• विपुलदक्षिणैः: करण (Instrument/means; accompanying attribute of sacrifices)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (दक्षिणा), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (विपुलाः दक्षिणाः)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object; with फलम् as apposition in compound below)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; 'that'

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अवाप्नोति: attains, obtains
• अवाप्नोति: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तीर्थाभिगमनेन: by pilgrimage-going
• तीर्थाभिगमनेन: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + अभिगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• यत्: which (result)
• यत्: कर्म (Object; relative-correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun) referring to फलम्

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैः = अग्निष्टोमादिभिः + यज्ञैः; तत्फलम् = तत् + फलम्; फलमवाप्नोति = फलम् + अवाप्नोति

Characters & Entities

• Agniṣṭoma

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It teaches that pilgrimage to a sacred tīrtha can yield a spiritual fruit considered greater than that obtained from costly Vedic sacrifices accompanied by large gifts.

Does the verse reject yajña (sacrifice)?

No. It uses yajña as a high benchmark of merit, then emphasizes that tīrtha-visit is praised as producing an even more exceptional result.

What ethical or practical lesson does it imply for practitioners?

It encourages accessible dharma: spiritual progress is not limited to those who can fund elaborate rituals; sincere pilgrimage and sacred association are presented as powerful means of merit.