Shloka 87

Tīrtha-Māhātmya Sequence: Sacred Fords, Baths, Gifts, and Śrāddha

Narmadā-Belt Itinerary

Devanagari script

पुष्पकेण विमानेन वायुलोकं स गच्छति । मम तीर्थं ततो गच्छेन्माघमासे युधिष्ठिर

Transliteration

puṣpakeṇa vimānena vāyulokaṃ sa gacchati | mama tīrthaṃ tato gacchenmāghamāse yudhiṣṭhira

Translation

పుష్పక విమానమున ఆరూఢుడై అతడు వాయులోకమునకు వెళ్తాడు. ఆపై, హే యుధిష్ఠిరా, మాఘమాసమున నా తీర్థమునకు గమనించవలెను.

Word by Word

• पुष्पकेण: by the Puṣpaka (vehicle)
• पुष्पकेण: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as name of vehicle), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विमानेन: by an aerial car
• विमानेन: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वायुलोकम्: to the realm of Vāyu
• वायुलोकम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समास: वायोः लोकः (world/realm of Vāyu)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; √गम् ‘to go’

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/thereafter/from there’

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; √गम्

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघमास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘Māgha-month’ (month named Māgha)

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing Yudhiṣṭhira (dialogue context not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छेन्माघमासे = गच्छेत् + माघमासे.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpaka (Vimāna)
• Vāyu
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about posthumous destinations in the Padma Purana?

It links merit with ascending to a specific divine realm—Vāyu-loka—suggesting that virtuous acts and vows can lead to distinct heavenly destinations described in Purāṇic cosmology.

Why is Māgha-māsa highlighted for going to a tīrtha?

Māgha is widely portrayed in Purāṇic literature as especially potent for pilgrimage, bathing, and vows; the verse reflects that seasonal-sacral timing intensifies the spiritual fruit of visiting a sacred ford.

What ethical or practical instruction is implied here?

The verse implies disciplined religious practice: one should follow an ordered path of merit—honoring sacred times (Māgha) and sacred places (tīrthas)—rather than treating pilgrimage as random or purely symbolic.