Shloka 43

The Glory of Gayā and the Pilgrimage Circuit of Allied Tīrthas

Devanagari script

अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति । तत्रोदपानो धर्मज्ञ सर्वपापप्रमोचनः

Transliteration

aśvamedhamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati | tatrodapāno dharmajña sarvapāpapramocanaḥ

Translation

Người ấy đạt công đức ngang với lễ tế Aśvamedha và cũng được đến cõi Viṣṇu. Tại đó, giếng thiêng được người biết Chánh pháp tôn xưng, có năng lực tiêu trừ mọi tội lỗi.

Word by Word

• aśvamedham: Aśvamedha sacrifice (merit)
• aśvamedham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvamedha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (Singular); समासः: aśva + medha (तत्पुरुष)

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√āp (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• viṣṇulokam: Viṣṇu's world
• viṣṇulokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇuloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana; समासः: viṣṇu + loka (तत्पुरुष)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avayava (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• gacchati: goes
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (locative adverb/देशवाचक अव्यय)

• udapānaḥ: a well (water-well)
• udapānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udapāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• dharmajñaḥ: knower of dharma
• dharmajñaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम् (adjective) of udapānaḥ; समासः: dharma + jña (तत्पुरुष)

• sarvapāpapramocanaḥ: remover of all sins
• sarvapāpapramocanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva+pāpa+pramocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम् (adjective) of udapānaḥ; समासः: sarva + pāpa + pramocana (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial verse within the Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: aśvamedham avāpnoti (m+a); tatra udapānaḥ → tatrodapānaḥ (a+u→o).

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vishnuloka
• Ashvamedha

FAQs

What does this verse claim about the spiritual result of this act or place?

It states that one gains the merit equal to performing the Aśvamedha and attains Viṣṇu’s world; additionally, the associated well is described as removing all sins.

How does the verse connect tīrtha practice with Vaiṣṇava salvation?

By linking purification (sarva-pāpa-pramocana) with the ultimate destination of Viṣṇuloka, it frames sacred-site merit as aligned with Vaiṣṇava soteriology.

What is the ethical lesson implied for a dharma-minded person?

It encourages dhārmic engagement with sacred, purifying practices—valuing righteous conduct and sanctifying acts/places as means to inner purification and higher spiritual attainment.