Shloka 25

Narmadā

Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्सुभावे रसवर्षहर्षं कन्यास्वलं निर्भरचित्तवृत्तिषु । अच्छोदतीर्थे प्रवरे तदागतः स्नातुं मुनेर्वेदनिधेः सुतोग्रजः

Transliteration

tasminsubhāve rasavarṣaharṣaṃ kanyāsvalaṃ nirbharacittavṛttiṣu | acchodatīrthe pravare tadāgataḥ snātuṃ munervedanidheḥ sutograjaḥ

Translation

ఆ శుభకాలంలో—రసభరిత వర్షాలతో హర్షం వెల్లివిరిసి, కన్యల హృదయాలు ప్రేమలో పూర్తిగా లీనమైన వేళ—వేదనిధి ముని యొక్క జ్యేష్ఠపుత్రుడు స్నానార్థం శ్రేష్ఠమైన అచ్చోదా తీర్థానికి వచ్చెను।

Word by Word

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga/Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; locative 'in that'

• subhāve: in that pleasant place/atmosphere
• subhāve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: subhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locus

• rasa-varṣa-harṣam: delight like a rain of rasa (aesthetic relish)
• rasa-varṣa-harṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; object/qualifier in description

• kanyā-svalam: abounding in maidens
• kanyā-svalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + svala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; qualifies the situation/harṣa (sense: 'filled with maidens')

• nirbhara-citta-vṛttiṣu: in (their) fully absorbed mental states
• nirbhara-citta-vṛttiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirbhara (प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Bahuvacana; locative plural

• acchoda-tīrthe: at the Acchoda ford/holy bathing-place
• acchoda-tīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acchoda (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; place-name/locative

• pravare: excellent, best
• pravare: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; agrees with 'tīrthe'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (तदा)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• āgataḥ: arrived
• āgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past participle (क्त), Pumliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; used predicatively 'having come/arrived'

• snātum: to bathe
• snātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्) expressing purpose

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; genitive relation

• veda-nidheḥ: of (him who is) a treasure of the Vedas
• veda-nidheḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + nidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; epithet 'treasure of the Vedas'

• suta-ugrajaḥ: the firstborn son
• suta-ugrajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक) + agraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; 'elder brother of the son' i.e., elder son/firstborn

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tasminsubhāve = tasmin + subhāve; rasavarṣaharṣaṃ = rasa-varṣa-harṣam; kanyāsvalaṃ = kanyā-svalam; nirbharacittavṛttiṣu = nirbhara-citta-vṛttiṣu; acchodatīrthe = acchoda-tīrthe; munervedanidheḥ = muneḥ + veda-nidheḥ; sutograjaḥ = suta-agrajaḥ (vowel sandhi u+a→o).

Characters & Entities

• Acchodā-tīrtha
• Vedanidhi (epithet of a sage)
• Elder son of the sage

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

It names Acchodā-tīrtha as a “foremost” bathing place, showing how the Svargakhaṇḍa maps holiness onto specific waters/for ds (tīrthas) and frames travel to them as a meritorious act.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: the focus is not doctrinal devotion here but the devotional culture of tīrtha-yātrā—seeking purity and merit through reverent bathing at a celebrated sacred site.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse models disciplined sacred practice: even amid seasonal pleasure and emotional excitement, the exemplary figure proceeds to a tīrtha for ritual purification, prioritizing dharma-oriented conduct.