Shloka 114

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

न गतिर्विद्यतेऽन्यस्य त्वामृते कुरुनंदन । इदं देवर्षिचरितं सर्वतीर्थानुसंश्रितम्

Transliteration

na gatirvidyate'nyasya tvāmṛte kurunaṃdana | idaṃ devarṣicaritaṃ sarvatīrthānusaṃśritam

Translation

O ligaya ng mga Kuru, bukod sa iyo ay wala nang ibang kanlungan. Ang salaysay na ito ng mga banal na ṛṣi ay nakaugnay at nakasalig sa lahat ng mga tīrtha.

Word by Word

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

• gatiḥ: refuge/way/recourse
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट् वर्तमानकाल/Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• anyasya: of another (person)
• anyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object of exclusion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun (मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ṛte: without/except
• ṛte: Apādāna (अपादान/Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ṛte (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), postposition meaning 'without/except' (अपवाद/वर्जनार्थक)

• kurunandana: O joy of the Kurus
• kurunandana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• devarṣicaritam: the account/deed of the divine sages
• devarṣicaritam: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ṛṣi + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to idam

• sarvatīrthānusaṃśritam: resorted to/connected with all tīrthas
• sarvatīrthānusaṃśritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + tīrtha + anu + saṃ + √śri (श्रि धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with idam/devarṣicaritam

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a Kuru prince (contextual address: Kuru-nandana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: gatirvidyate = gatiḥ + vidyate (visarga sandhi). vidyate'nyasya = vidyate + anyasya (vowel sandhi). tvāmṛte = tvām + ṛte (vowel sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Kuru-nandana
• Devarshi
• Tirtha

FAQs

What does this verse suggest about sacred tīrthas in the Padma Purana?

It frames the devarṣi narrative as inseparable from tīrtha-traditions, implying that the story is meant to be understood alongside pilgrimage culture and the sanctity of multiple holy sites.

How does the verse convey dependence or refuge?

Through “na gatiḥ … tvām ṛte,” it states that no other gati (refuge/recourse/goal) exists apart from the addressed person, emphasizing exclusive reliance.

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from this line?

It highlights steadfast loyalty and single-pointed trust (exclusive refuge), while also valuing the broader sacred network of tīrthas as a context for spiritual instruction.