Shloka 67

Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas

Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy

Devanagari script

लोकपालाश्च सिद्धाश्च निरताः पितरस्तथा । सनत्कुमारप्रमुखास्तथैव च महर्षयः

Transliteration

lokapālāśca siddhāśca niratāḥ pitarastathā | sanatkumārapramukhāstathaiva ca maharṣayaḥ

Translation

وہاں لوک پال (عالموں کے نگہبان)، سِدّھ، اور ہمیشہ کرم میں مشغول پِتَر (اجداد) بھی ہیں؛ اور اسی طرح سَنَت کُمار کی قیادت میں مہارشی بھی (موجود ہیں)۔

Word by Word

• लोकपालाः: guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—लोकस्य पालाः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (कृदन्त; √सिध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• निरताः: engaged/devoted
• निरताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; नि + √रम्/√रि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (engaged/devoted)

• पितरः: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारबोधक (likewise/also)

• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः: those headed by Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सनत्कुमारः प्रमुखः येषां ते

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Avadharana/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणबोधक अव्यय (indeed/just)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान् ऋषिः

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (narrative listing within Svargakhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: लोकपालाश्च = लोकपालाः + च; सिद्धाश्च = सिद्धाः + च; पितरस्तथा = पितरः + तथा; सनत्कुमारप्रमुखास्तथैव = सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः + तथा + एव.

Characters & Entities

• Lokapālas
• Siddhas
• Pitṛs
• Sanatkumāra
• Maharṣis

FAQs

Who are the Lokapālas mentioned in this verse?

Lokapālas are the directional/world guardians—deities appointed to protect and oversee the quarters and cosmic order, commonly associated with Indra, Agni, Yama, Nirṛti, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera, and Īśāna (lists may vary by text).

Why are the Pitṛs (ancestors) included alongside Siddhas and sages?

The verse groups multiple orders of revered beings—celestial perfected beings (Siddhas), ancestral powers (Pitṛs), and great sages—highlighting a complete sacred assembly spanning cosmic governance, spiritual attainment, and ancestral continuity.

What is the ethical or spiritual takeaway from the mention of ‘niratāḥ’ (steadfast/engaged)?

By describing these beings as ‘niratāḥ’ (steadfastly engaged), the verse implicitly commends disciplined dedication to one’s ordained role—spiritual practice for sages and Siddhas, protection and order for guardians, and ancestral support through dharma.