Shloka 60

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

अभिगम्य महादेवं विराजति यथा शशी । तत्र कूपो महाराज विश्रुतो भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

abhigamya mahādevaṃ virājati yathā śaśī | tatra kūpo mahārāja viśruto bharatarṣabha

Translation

ครั้นเข้าเฝ้ามหาเทวะแล้ว เขาย่อมรุ่งเรืองดุจจันทร์เพ็ญ ณ ที่นั้น ข้าแต่มหาราช—โอ ผู้ประเสริฐแห่งวงศ์ภารตะ—มีบ่อน้ำหนึ่งเลื่องลือไกล

Word by Word

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• अभिगम्य: पूर्वक्रिया (क्रियाविशेषण/अव्ययभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-गम् (धातु) → अभिगम्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), from √गम् (गच्छति) with उपसर्ग अभि-; ‘having approached’

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समास: महा + देव (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘महान् देवः’)

• विराजति: shines, is resplendent
• विराजति: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: उपमान-सम्बन्ध (comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle) ‘as/like’

• शशी: the moon
• शशी: उपमान (Upamāna/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/स्थान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb) ‘there’

• कूपः: a well
• कूपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समास: महा + राज (कर्मधारय ‘महान् राजा’)

• विश्रुतः: well-known, renowned
• विश्रुतः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) → विश्रुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कूपः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• भरतर्षभ: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समास: भरत + ऋषभ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘भरतानाम् ऋषभः’ = best of the Bharatas)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic dialogue; likely Pulastya addressing Bhīṣma in Svarga-khaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi; verse is already mostly padaccheda-ready.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It points to a specific sacred locale associated with Mahādeva and highlights a “well” (kūpa) that is described as widely famous—typical of Purāṇic mapping of pilgrimage landmarks.

How does this verse emphasize the path of devotion?

By stating that one “shines like the moon” after approaching Mahādeva, it frames nearness to the deity (śaraṇa/approach) as transformative and sanctifying—an implicit devotional motif.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson conveyed here?

Seeking the presence of the divine elevates the seeker; the verse portrays spiritual radiance as a result of reverent approach and association with a sacred place and deity.