Shloka 30

Ratnagrīva’s Pilgrimage and the Prescribed Procedure for Visiting Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

तत्र साधून्नमस्कुर्यात्पादवंदनसेवनैः । तद्द्वारा हरिभक्तिर्हि प्राप्यते पुरुषोत्तमे

Transliteration

tatra sādhūnnamaskuryātpādavaṃdanasevanaiḥ | taddvārā haribhaktirhi prāpyate puruṣottame

Translation

ณ ที่นั้นพึงนอบน้อมต่อเหล่าสาธุชน—ด้วยการกราบไหว้ บูชาพระบาท และปรนนิบัติรับใช้. เพราะโดยท่านเหล่านั้นเอง โอ้ปุรุโษตตมะ ความภักดีต่อพระหริย่อมบังเกิดแน่แท้.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• sādhūn: the holy men/saints
• sādhūn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• namaskuryāt: should bow/salute
• namaskuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• pāda-vandana-sevanaiḥ: by (acts of) foot-worship and service
• pāda-vandana-sevanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) / means
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + vandana (प्रातिपदिक) + sevana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Itaretara) Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tat-dvārā: thereby, through that means
• tat-dvārā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; sense: 'through that/thereby'

• hari-bhaktiḥ: devotion to Hari
• hari-bhaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (हेतु/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) giving emphasis/reason

• prāpyate: is obtained
• prāpyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√āp (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada, passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

• puruṣottame: in/for the Supreme Person (Vishnu)
• puruṣottame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / locus (in/with regard to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣottama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Pātālakhaṇḍa 19)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: sādhūnnamaskuryāt → sādhūn + namaskuryāt; pādavaṃdanasevanaiḥ → pāda-vandana-sevanaiḥ; taddvārā → tat-dvārā; haribhaktirhi → hari-bhaktiḥ + hi.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Puruṣottama

FAQs

What practice does this verse recommend for spiritual progress?

It recommends honoring saints through respectful obeisance, reverence to their feet, and active service (sādhu-sevā) as a direct aid to developing devotion.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It states that devotion to Hari (hari-bhakti) is attained “through them,” highlighting saints as catalysts and guides for awakening bhakti.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here?

Humility and service: genuine spiritual advancement is linked to reverence for the virtuous and willingness to serve rather than pride or mere ritual.