Shloka 97

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

सूर्यतीर्थं च तत्रैव स्नात्वात्र रविलोकभाक् । कुलोत्तारणके तीर्थे गत्वा स्नानं समाचरन् ॥ ९७ ॥

Transliteration

sūryatīrthaṃ ca tatraiva snātvātra ravilokabhāk | kulottāraṇake tīrthe gatvā snānaṃ samācaran || 97 ||

Translation

Cũng tại đó, sau khi tắm ở Sūrya-tīrtha và nhờ vậy được phúc duyên chiêm ngưỡng Thái Dương, người ấy lại đến tirtha mang tên Kulottāraṇaka và đúng nghi thức thực hiện lễ tắm gội.

Word by Word

• सूर्य-तीर्थम्: Sūryatīrtha
• सूर्य-तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘Sun’s tīrtha’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), स्थानवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having bathed’

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), स्थानवाचक (‘here/in this place’)

• रवि-लोक-भाक्: one who attains the Sun’s world
• रवि-लोक-भाक्: Phala (फल/परिणाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + भज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (भज् धातोः क्विप्/क्विन्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘भाक्’ = ‘partaker’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘partaker of the Sun-world’)

• कुल-उत्तारणके: in the lineage-uplifting
• कुल-उत्तारणके: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तारणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘that which uplifts the lineage’)

• तीर्थे: tīrtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having gone’

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समाचरन्: performs
• समाचरन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (वैदिक/काव्ये) ‘he performs’

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Tirtha-mahatmya to the Sanatkumara brothers, traditional dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Ravi)

FAQs

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

It presents a sequential tirtha-prayoga (pilgrimage procedure): bathing at a named tīrtha, receiving a specific fruit (Sūrya-darśana), and then proceeding to another tīrtha for prescribed snāna—showing that tīrtha-dharma is practiced through orderly, rule-based observance.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent pilgrimage discipline—approaching sacred places, performing snāna with faith, and seeking darśana (vision) of a deity such as Sūrya—devotion embodied through ritual action and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (Kalpa) is implicit: the verse emphasizes proper performance (samācaran) of snāna at specific tīrthas and links the act to a stated result (darśana-phala), reflecting rule-governed pilgrimage observance.