Shloka 33

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

तपस्तप्त्वा ह्यरोगोऽभूत्तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत् । दत्वा च तत्र गामेकां राजसूयफलं लभेत् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

tapastaptvā hyarogo'bhūttatra snānaṃ samācaret | datvā ca tatra gāmekāṃ rājasūyaphalaṃ labhet || 33 ||

Translation

修行苦行（tapas）之后，他确实成了无病之身。因此应在那圣地沐浴；并且在彼处布施一头母牛，便得与罗阇苏耶（Rājasūya）大祭同等之功德。

Word by Word

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (कर्मरूपेण)

• तप्त्वा: having practiced
• तप्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): ‘having performed/undergone (austerity)’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• अरोगः: free from disease
• अरोगः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

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

• सम्-आचरेत्: should perform
• सम्-आचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) + सम् + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): ‘having given’

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• गाम्: a cow
• गाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकाम्: one
• एकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• राजसूय-फलम्: the fruit of the Rājasūya sacrifice
• राजसूय-फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘rājasūyasya phalam’

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher in a Tirtha-Mahatmya section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From suffering/illness to healing through tapas and tīrtha-snāna, culminating in a powerful merit claim via dāna (cow-gift) equal to Rājasūya."}

Characters & Entities

• Rājasūya

FAQs

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

It teaches that a tīrtha is not only a geographic holy site but a place where tapas, ritual bathing (snāna), and charity (especially go-dāna) quickly yield purification, health, and great sacrificial merit.

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

While not explicitly naming a deity, it reflects the bhakti-oriented Purāṇic ethic: approach sacred places with faith, perform purifying acts like snāna, and offer selfless gifts—actions traditionally dedicated to the Lord and meant to cultivate humility and devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis is emphasized: tīrtha-snānā (proper sacred bathing) and dāna-vidhi (rules of gifting), framed through the Purāṇic equivalence of merit (phala) to major śrauta rites like the Rājasūya.