Shloka 37

The Greatness of Gayā

Gayā-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

तेनास्मद्युगपद्योगो जातो वाक्येन सत्तम । तीर्थप्रभावाद्गच्छामः पितृलोकं न संशयः ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

tenāsmadyugapadyogo jāto vākyena sattama | tīrthaprabhāvādgacchāmaḥ pitṛlokaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 37 ||

Translation

O pinakamainam sa mga banal, dahil sa mismong pananalitang iyon, naganap ang aming agarang pag-uugnay. Sa bisa ng tīrtha na ito, kami’y tutungo sa Pitṛloka, daigdig ng mga ninuno—walang pag-aalinlangan.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by that/thereby’

• अस्मत्: our
• अस्मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (1st person pronoun stem), षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थ (genitive sense) in compound: ‘our’

• युगपत्: simultaneously
• युगपत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युगपत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• योगः: union/connection; attainment
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जातः: has arisen
• जातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘arisen/occurred’

• वाक्येन: by (your) statement/words
• वाक्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्तम: O best (of men)
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठ’ (best) as epithet

• तीर्थ-प्रभावात्: due to the power of the tīrtha
• तीर्थ-प्रभावात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तीर्थस्य प्रभावः, तस्मात्

• गच्छामः: we go
• गच्छामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• पितृ-लोकम्: to the world of the ancestors
• पितृ-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पितॄणां लोकः

• न: no; not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Tīrtha-associated beings / beneficiaries (addressing a virtuous person, likely within a Narada–Sanatkumara tīrtha-narrative frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta (wonder)","secondary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","emotional_journey":"Astonishment at immediate efficacy (‘by that utterance’) settles into serene certainty about reaching Pitṛloka through tīrtha power."}

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛloka
• Pitṛs
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It states that the inherent power of a tīrtha can bring immediate spiritual attainment and specifically grants access to Pitṛloka, emphasizing pilgrimage as a potent means of ancestral upliftment.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it reflects a core Purāṇic bhakti principle: sincere faith in sacred acts (like tīrtha-sevā) and reverent speech/resolve can quickly bear fruit through divine order operating via holy places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to ritual application connected with Pitṛ-kārya (ancestral rites) and tīrtha-prabhāva—practical Dharma-śāstra guidance (aligned with Kalpa/ritual procedure) about how pilgrimage supports Pitṛ-related outcomes.