Shloka 27

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

त्रिरात्रमुषितस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । निदर्शनं च प्रत्यक्षं ब्राह्मणानां नराधिप

Transliteration

trirātramuṣitastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | nidarśanaṃ ca pratyakṣaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ narādhipa

Translation

اے نرادھپ (اے راجا)، جو وہاں تین راتیں ٹھہرتا ہے وہ ہزار گایوں کے دان کے برابر پُنّیہ پاتا ہے؛ اور برہمن اس پُنّیہ کی براہِ راست، نمایاں گواہی بن جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• tri-rātram: for three nights
• tri-rātram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण) (duration/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + rātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: 'three nights' (duration)

• uṣitaḥ: having stayed
• uṣitaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣita (कृदन्त; √vas 'to dwell' → उषित 'having stayed')
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; used predicatively for the implied 'naraḥ'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (देशवाचक): 'there'

• go-sahasra-phalam: the fruit (merit) of a thousand cows
• go-sahasra-phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'fruit of a thousand cows'

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nidarśanam: a proof/example
• nidarśanam: Karta (कर्ता) (nominal predicate/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय): 'and'

• pratyakṣam: direct/visible
• pratyakṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with 'nidarśanam'

• brāhmaṇānām: of the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (genitive: 'of the brāhmaṇas')
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• nara-adhipa: O ruler of men
• nara-adhipa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'lord of men'

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a king (narādhipa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: trirātram + uṣitaḥ → trirātramuṣitaḥ (a + u → au, written as 'mu' by sandhi in continuous text); nara + adhipa → narādhipa (a + a → ā).

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What religious act is being praised in this verse?

The verse praises staying at a sacred place (tīrtha/holy site) for three nights, stating it yields merit comparable to donating a thousand cows.

Why are Brahmins called a “direct proof” (pratyakṣa nidarśana) here?

In Purāṇic idiom, serving, honoring, or witnessing Brahmins is treated as a tangible sign of religious merit—something visible in the social-religious sphere, unlike unseen karmic results.

What ethical lesson does the verse emphasize for a ruler?

It underscores reverence for sacred observances and respect for Brahmins, presenting these as kingly virtues that support dharma and public religious life.