Shloka 55

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

ततः सीतावनं गच्छेत्तत्र तीर्थं महच्छुभे । पुनातिदर्शनादेवपुरुषानेकविशतिंम् ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ sītāvanaṃ gacchettatra tīrthaṃ mahacchubhe | punātidarśanādevapuruṣānekaviśatiṃm || 55 ||

Translation

จากนั้นพึงไปยังสีตาวนะ ที่นั่นมีทีรถะอันยิ่งใหญ่และเป็นมงคล เพียงได้เห็นก็ชำระผู้คนยี่สิบเอ็ดคนให้บริสุทธิ์ได้

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/देश-कालाधिकरण (सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb): "thereafter/from there"

• सीता-वनम्: Sītā’s forest
• सीता-वनम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सीतायाः वनम्)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) तीर्थम्

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधनम् (vocative)

• पुनाति: purifies
• पुनाति: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दर्शनात्: by (its) sight
• दर्शनात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative-Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• पुरुषान्: people/men
• पुरुषान्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• एक-विंशतिम्: twenty-one
• एक-विंशतिम्: विशेषण (Numerical qualifier/संख्याविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + विंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (numeral compound) = 21

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Sītāvana
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches the tirtha-mahātmya principle: certain sacred places confer purification (pāvanatva) even through mere darśana, encouraging tirtha-yātrā as a dharmic purifier.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By emphasizing darśana (sacred seeing), it aligns with bhakti’s devotional practice of reverent visitation—approaching holy places with śraddhā as a way to cleanse the heart and support devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily reflects kalpa/prayoga-oriented dharma (practical application of pilgrimage merit). No specific technical Vedāṅga like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa is directly taught in this verse.