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

Hỡi bậc thiện đức tối thượng, chính nhờ lời ấy mà sự tương ưng tức thời của chúng ta đã thành tựu. Nhờ uy lực của tīrtha này, chúng ta sẽ đến cõi Pitṛ—thế giới tổ tiên; không còn nghi ngờ gì.

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

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

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.