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Shloka 17

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

गड़ा च सरितां श्रेष्ठा सर्वतीर्थजलोद्धवा । पर्युपासत त॑ देवं रूपिणी कुरुनन्दन,कुरुनन्दन! समस्त तीर्थोंके जलोंको लेकर प्रकट हुई सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ गंगाजी वहाँ दिव्यरूप धारण करके देवाधिदेव महादेवजीकी आराधना करती थीं

gaṅgā ca saritāṃ śreṣṭhā sarvatīrthajaloddhavā | paryupāsata taṃ devaṃ rūpiṇī kurunandana ||

โอ้ผู้เป็นความชื่นใจแห่งวงศ์กุรุ คงคา—ผู้เลิศในหมู่สายน้ำ อุบัติจากน้ำแห่งทิรถะทั้งปวง—ได้ทรงรูปทิพย์ ณ ที่นั้น แล้วบูชามหาเทพผู้เป็นเทพเหนือเทพ (มหาเทวะ) ด้วยความภักดี

गङ्गाGanga (the river-goddess)
गङ्गा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सरिताम्of rivers
सरिताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसरित्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
श्रेष्ठाthe best, foremost
श्रेष्ठा:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वतीर्थजलोद्धवाarisen from the waters of all sacred fords
सर्वतीर्थजलोद्धवा:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-तीर्थ-जल-उद्भव
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पर्युपासतworshipped, attended upon
पर्युपासत:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-उप-आस्
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तम्him, that (deity)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रूपिणीhaving a (divine) form; embodied
रूपिणी:
TypeAdjective
Rootरूपिन्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कुरुनन्दनO delight of the Kurus
कुरुनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु-नन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (Kurunandana)
G
Gaṅgā
M
Mahādeva (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

Even the most sanctifying power (Gaṅgā, born of all tīrthas) is portrayed as grounded in reverence toward the Supreme Lord; holiness is fulfilled and directed through devotion and worship, not merely through status or origin.

Bhīṣma describes Gaṅgā appearing in a divine, personified form and performing devoted worship of Mahādeva, while addressing Yudhiṣṭhira as ‘Kurunandana’ within the ongoing instruction of Śānti Parva.