Shloka 7

Description of the Fruits of Pilgrimage

Puṣkara Tīrtha Māhātmya

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणां यः पृथिवीं करोति द्विजसत्तम । किं फलं तस्य विप्रर्षे तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇāṃ yaḥ pṛthivīṃ karoti dvijasattama | kiṃ phalaṃ tasya viprarṣe tanme brūhi tapodhana

Translation

హే ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠా! భక్తితో భూమిని ప్రదక్షిణ చేసే వానికి ఏ ఫలం లభిస్తుంది? హే బ్రహ్మర్షీ, హే తపోధనా, అది నాకు చెప్పుము।

Word by Word

• प्रदक्षिणाम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धसर्वनाम (Relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• करोति: does/makes
• करोति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of Brahmins
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (Descriptive: 'best of the twice-born'); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Visheshya (Interrogative determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नसर्वनाम (Interrogative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुं/नपुंसक (Masc./Neut.), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विप्रर्षे: O brahmin-sage
• विप्रर्षे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (Descriptive: 'brahmin-sage'); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रूहि: tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तपोधन: O one rich in austerity
• तपोधन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (Possessive: 'one whose wealth is tapas'); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unknown (questioner addressing a brahmin-sage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तन्मे = तत् + मे; viprarṣe treated as विप्र-ऋषे (voc. sg.) with sandhi; other words mostly unsandhied.

FAQs

What practice is being asked about in this verse?

The verse asks about the spiritual result (phala) of performing pradakṣiṇā—reverential circumambulation—of the entire earth (pṛthivī).

Why is the earth treated as an object of circumambulation?

In Purāṇic thought, the earth is sacred—bearing tīrthas, temples, and beings—and can be revered as a manifestation of divine order; circumambulating it is framed as a grand act of devotion and merit.

What ethical or spiritual emphasis does the verse convey?

It highlights inquiry into karma and its fruits, and it honors ascetic wisdom by requesting guidance from a tapas-rich sage rather than asserting personal opinion.