Shloka 33

Merits of Vitastā, Devikā, Rudrakoṭī and Sarasvatī Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः । अभिगच्छंति राजेंद्र चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दशीम्

Transliteration

yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ | abhigacchaṃti rājeṃdra caitraśuklacaturdaśīm

Translation

ข้าแต่ราชาเหนือราชา ณ ที่นั้นเอง พระพรหมและเหล่าเทพทั้งหลาย พร้อมด้วยฤๅษี สิทธะ และจารณะ ย่อมมาถึงในวันจตุรทศี ข้างขึ้น เดือนไจตรา

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Locative adverb/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Relative adverb), देशवाचक (where)

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता) (अभिगच्छन्ति इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मादि (प्रातिपदिक: ब्रह्मन् + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम् = beginning with Brahmā)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्मादयः’ इत्यस्य अपि समनाधिकरणम् (apposition)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सिद्धचारणाः: Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धचारण (प्रातिपदिक: सिद्ध + चारण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (सिद्धाः च चारणाः च)

• अभिगच्छन्ति: approach, come to
• अभिगच्छन्ति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• राजेन्द्र: O lord of kings
• राजेन्द्र: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक: राजन् + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दशीम्: the 14th day of the bright fortnight of Caitra
• चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दशीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म) (अभिगच्छन्ति—‘they come on/for’ this day)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र + शुक्ल + चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चैत्रस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य चतुर्दशी = the 14th lunar day of the bright fortnight of Caitra)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a king (rājendra) (context needed to identify the named speaker, e.g., Pulastya → Bhīṣma).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दशीम् = चैत्र-शुक्ल-चतुर्दशीम् (समास); अभिगच्छंति → अभिगच्छन्ति (अनुस्वार-लेखनभेद)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas

FAQs

What is emphasized by mentioning Caitra-śukla-caturdaśī in this verse?

The verse highlights a specific sacred time (tithi) when divine and celestial beings are said to visit, indicating that spiritual practices or pilgrimage performed then are considered especially potent.

Who are the Siddhas and Cāraṇas mentioned here?

Siddhas are perfected beings associated with spiritual attainments, while Cāraṇas are celestial bards/attendants who move in divine realms; both commonly appear in Purāṇic descriptions of holy places and occasions.

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway of this shloka?

It encourages aligning one’s worship and pilgrimage with auspicious times and approaching sacred places with reverence, as such moments are portrayed as drawing even the highest beings.