Shloka 29

Glorification of Prayāga

The Gaṅgā–Yamunā Confluence

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा तु तत्स्थानं महादेवस्य धीमतः । नरस्तारयते सर्वान्दशातीतान्दशापरान्

Transliteration

tatra gatvā tu tatsthānaṃ mahādevasya dhīmataḥ | narastārayate sarvāndaśātītāndaśāparān

Translation

అక్కడికి వెళ్లి ధీమంతుడైన మహాదేవుని ఆ పవిత్ర స్థానాన్ని దర్శించిన మనిషి అందరినీ తరింపజేస్తాడు—పదిని దాటినవారినీ, పదికి ఆపారమైనవారినీ.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (स्थानवाचक अव्यय)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• tat-sthānam: that place
• tat-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular; कर्मधारय: तत् एव स्थानम्

• mahā-devasya: of Mahādeva
• mahā-devasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive Singular; कर्मधारय: महान् देवः (Mahādeva/Śiva)

• dhīmataḥ: of the wise
• dhīmataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive Singular; adjective qualifying ‘mahādevasya’

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• tārayate: saves, delivers
• tārayate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṝ (तॄ धातु) causative (णिजन्त)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person Singular; Causative meaning ‘causes to cross/saves’

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Plural; qualifies implied ‘people/ancestors’

• daśa-atītān: ten (generations) past
• daśa-atītān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + atīta (कृदन्त; √i इ with ati-)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Plural; तत्पुरुष: दश अतीतान् (ten who have passed—ten generations past)

• daśa-aparān: ten (generations) future
• daśa-aparān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Plural; तत्पुरुष: दश अपरान् (ten further—ten generations ahead)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatsthānaṃ = tat-sthānam; narastārayate = naraḥ tārayate; sarvāndaśātītāndaśāparān = sarvān daśa-atītān daśa-aparān.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the main promise (phala) stated in this verse?

It states that by going to Mahādeva’s sacred place, a person gains the power/merit to ‘deliver’ (tārayate) others—expressing the salvific fruit of pilgrimage and devotion.

Who are “those beyond ten and those on the other side of ten” (daśātītān, daśāparān)?

These expressions are commonly read as a formula indicating extended lines of relatives/ancestors beyond a counted set (often interpreted as multiple generations). The verse emphasizes broad ancestral benefit rather than a narrowly limited number.

What ethical or devotional lesson does this verse convey?

It teaches that approaching a sacred Śaiva locus with faith and right intent is not merely personal—it is portrayed as benefiting one’s wider family line, encouraging responsibility, devotion, and reverence for sacred places.