Shloka 24

बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya

Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī

Devanagari script

।। तत्र स्नात्वा च दत्त्वा च वसूनि विविधानि च

Transliteration

tatra snātvā ca dattvā ca vasūni vividhāni ca

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เขาได้สรงสนานและถวายทานทรัพย์นานาประการ แล้วประกอบกิจแห่งความชำระและการให้ทานตามจารีต

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वसूनि: wealth; valuables
• वसूनि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various; diverse
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed through purification and dāna (charitable giving): after undertaking a cleansing act, one should also support others through gifts, reinforcing moral order even in difficult times.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes someone at a particular location performing a ritual bath and then distributing various forms of wealth as gifts—standard dharmic observances that often accompany travel, sacred visits, or post-event rites.