Shloka 48

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

पितामहश्च भगवान्देवैस्सह महाद्युतिः । भृगुं नियोजयामास याजनार्थे महाद्युतिम्

Transliteration

pitāmahaśca bhagavāndevaissaha mahādyutiḥ | bhṛguṃ niyojayāmāsa yājanārthe mahādyutim

Translation

ครั้งนั้น พระปิตามหะผู้เป็นภควาน คือพระพรหม ผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยรัศมีอันยิ่งใหญ่ พร้อมด้วยเหล่าเทวะ ได้ทรงแต่งตั้งพระฤๅษีภฤคุผู้สว่างไสว ให้เป็นผู้ประกอบยัญพิธี

Word by Word

• पितामहः: Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक; पिता + मह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितुः महः/पितॄणां महः) प्रचलितार्थे ‘grandfather; Brahmā’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (prepositional adverb)

• महाद्युतिः: of great splendor
• महाद्युतिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाद्युति (प्रातिपदिक; महा + द्युति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महती द्युतिः यस्य/महाद्युतिः)

• भृगुम्: Bhṛgu
• भृगुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नियोजयामास: appointed, commissioned
• नियोजयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√युज् (धातु) (णिच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्ष भूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) ‘appointed/commissioned’

• याजनार्थे: for the purpose of performing sacrifice
• याजनार्थे: Hetu/Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजन-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; याजन + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः (याजनाय अर्थः) ‘for the purpose of sacrifice’

• महाद्युतिम्: the greatly radiant (one)
• महाद्युतिम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाद्युति (प्रातिपदिक; महा + द्युति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भृगुम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; the verse reports an event rather than direct speech)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पितामहश्च = पितामहः + च; भगवान्देवैस्सह = भगवान् + देवैः + सह; भृगुं = भृगुम्; याजनार्थे = याजन + अर्थे (समास)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Devas (gods)
• Bhṛgu

FAQs

Who is ‘Pitāmaha’ in this verse, and why is he important?

‘Pitāmaha’ refers to Brahmā, regarded as the cosmic grandsire. The verse highlights his administrative role in organizing sacred rites alongside the gods.

What does ‘yājanārthe’ imply about Bhṛgu’s role?

‘Yājanārthe’ indicates the purpose of officiating or conducting a yajña. Bhṛgu is commissioned as the ritual expert who enables the sacrifice to be properly performed.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson emphasized here?

The verse underscores orderly delegation and dharmic procedure: even divine aims are pursued through proper ritual responsibility, guided by qualified sages.