Shloka 8

Tīrtha-māhātmya and Rudra’s Samanvaya Teaching

Maṅkaṇaka Episode

Devanagari script

सकृद् गयाभिगमनं कृत्वा पिण्डं ददाति यः / तारिताः पितरस्तेन यास्यन्ति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

sakṛd gayābhigamanaṃ kṛtvā piṇḍaṃ dadāti yaḥ / tāritāḥ pitarastena yāsyanti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

ผู้ใดไปยังคยาแม้เพียงครั้งเดียวแล้วถวายปิณฑะ ณ ที่นั้น ด้วยผู้นั้นเองปิตฤทั้งหลายย่อมได้รับการข้ามพ้น และบรรลุสภาวะสูงสุด

Word by Word

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kala/Avadhi (काल/आवृत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; एकवारम् (once)

• गया-अभिगमनम्: going to Gayā
• गया-अभिगमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गयायाः अभिगमनम्)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-Kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having done’

• पिण्डम्: rice-ball offering
• पिण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ददाति: gives, offers
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तारिताः: (are) delivered
• तारिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having been delivered’

• पितरः: the ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• तेन: by him, thereby
• तेन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; ‘by him/thereby’

• यास्यन्ति: will go
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गतिम्)

• गतिम्: state, destination
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic teaching on tīrtha-śrāddha and ancestral rites)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gayā
• Pitṛs
• Piṇḍa
• Paramā gati

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it frames “paramā gati” (the supreme end) as attainable for the Pitṛs through dharmic means; in the Kurma Purana’s broader vision, such merit supports the soul’s upward course toward the highest state, ultimately grounded in realization of the Supreme (Īśvara/Ātman) taught elsewhere in the text.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

This verse emphasizes karma-yoga in the form of śrāddha and tīrtha-sevā—performing prescribed rites with faith and purity. The Kurma Purana commonly treats such dharmic action as a purifier that complements higher disciplines (jñāna and yoga) aimed at liberation.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Not explicitly; it presents a dharma teaching centered on Gayā and pitṛ-ritual. In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such rites are upheld as part of one integrated path where devotion and duty ultimately converge in the one Supreme Lord, whether praised as Śiva or Viṣṇu.