Shloka 6

Māhātmya of the Kāverī–Narmadā Confluence (Patreśvara Tīrtha): Sin-Removal and Merit

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा कुबेरः सत्यविक्रमः । तपस्तप्यति यक्षेंद्रो दिव्यं वर्षशतं महत्

Transliteration

tatra snātvā śucirbhūtvā kuberaḥ satyavikramaḥ | tapastapyati yakṣeṃdro divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ mahat

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เมื่ออาบน้ำและชำระตนให้บริสุทธิ์แล้ว กุเบระผู้มีวีรภาพแท้—จอมแห่งยักษะ—ได้บำเพ็ญตบะ และประกอบเพียรภาวนาเป็นเวลายิ่งใหญ่ถึงหนึ่งร้อยปีทิพย์

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (अव्यय-अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: ‘there’)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having bathed’

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: विशेषण/कर्तृसम्बन्ध (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective ‘pure’

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having become’

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: कर्ता (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; proper name

• सत्य-विक्रमः: of true valor
• सत्य-विक्रमः: विशेषण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘true/real’ + ‘valor/stride’ → ‘of true valor’; qualifies ‘कुबेरः’

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object of ‘तप्यति’

• तप्यति: performs austerities
• तप्यति: क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यक्ष-इन्द्रः: lord of the Yakṣas
• यक्ष-इन्द्रः: कर्ता (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘यक्षाणाम् इन्द्रः’ = ‘lord of Yakṣas’

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifies ‘वर्षशतम्’

• वर्ष-शतम्: a hundred years
• वर्ष-शतम्: कर्म/कालपरिमाण (कालपरिमाणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः ‘शतं वर्षाणि’ = ‘a hundred years’ (as duration/extent)

• महत्: great
• महत्: विशेषण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; agrees with ‘वर्षशतम्’

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice; verse does not explicitly mark a dialogue speaker)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शुचिर्भूत्वा = शुचिः भूत्वा; तपस्तप्यति = तपः तप्यति; यक्षेंद्रो = यक्ष-इन्द्रः

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Yakṣas

FAQs

What spiritual practice is highlighted in this verse?

The verse highlights tīrtha-like purification through bathing (snāna) followed by tapas (austerity), presenting inner and outer purity as preparation for sustained spiritual effort.

Who is Kubera in this context?

Kubera is described as the Yakṣa-lord (yakṣendra) and is portrayed here as an ascetic practitioner undertaking long penance, emphasizing that even powerful celestial beings engage in spiritual discipline.

What is the ethical or devotional lesson implied?

It implies that genuine attainment is supported by purity, truth-aligned strength (satya-vikrama), and perseverance—undertaking disciplined practice over long periods rather than relying only on status or power.