Shloka 113

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

नेता च त्वमृषीन्यस्मात्तस्मात्तेष्टगुणं फलम् । रक्षोगणविकीर्णानि तीर्थान्येतानि भारत

Transliteration

netā ca tvamṛṣīnyasmāttasmātteṣṭaguṇaṃ phalam | rakṣogaṇavikīrṇāni tīrthānyetāni bhārata

Translation

โอ ภารตะ! เพราะท่านเป็นผู้นำแห่งเหล่าฤๅษี ฉะนั้นผลบุญที่ท่านจักได้รับย่อมสมควรแก่ความประเสริฐนั้น. ตีรถะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์เหล่านี้ถูกหมู่รากษสกระจัดกระจายไว้ทั่ว.

Word by Word

• netā: leader/guide
• netā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nētṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun (मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ṛṣīn: sages
• ṛṣīn: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yasmāt: from whom/since
• yasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Reason/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aṣṭaguṇam: eightfold
• aṣṭaguṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with phalam

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• rakṣogaṇavikīrṇāni: scattered (marked) by hosts of rākṣasas
• rakṣogaṇavikīrṇāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakṣaḥ + gaṇa + vikīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with tīrthāni

• tīrthāni: sacred fords/holy places
• tīrthāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• etāni: these
• etāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Demonstrative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with tīrthāni

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• bhārata: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (likely a narrator/sage addressing a Bharata-descendant interlocutor within the Svargakhaṇḍa dialogue frame).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tvamṛṣīn = tvam + ṛṣīn (vowel sandhi). ṛṣīnyasmāt = ṛṣīn + yasmāt (n + y sandhi). yasmāttasmāt = yasmāt + tasmāt (t+t). tasmātteṣām = tasmāt + teṣām (t+t). tīrthānyetāni = tīrthāni + etāni (vowel sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Rākṣasas
• Bhārata

FAQs

What does this verse say about how spiritual results (phala) are obtained?

It states that the fruit (phala) corresponds to one’s excellence or qualifying merit (guṇa), here emphasizing the addressee’s role as a leader among sages.

What is implied by tīrthas being ‘scattered by rākṣasa hosts’?

It frames sacred geography as contested or disrupted by demonic forces, implying that accessing or restoring tīrthas can involve overcoming obstacles and protecting sanctity.

What ethical lesson is suggested by addressing someone as a leader of sages?

Leadership among spiritual practitioners carries heightened responsibility; one’s actions yield commensurate results, encouraging integrity, protection of sacred spaces, and guidance of others.