Shloka 7

Narmadā Pilgrimage Itinerary: Sequence of Tīrthas, Rites, and Fruits

Devanagari script

मनोहरं च तत्रैव तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्पितृलोके महीयते

Transliteration

manoharaṃ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | tatra snātvā naro rājanpitṛloke mahīyate

Translation

就在那裡有一處迷人而極其莊嚴的聖地（tīrtha）。大王啊，人在那裡沐浴，便在祖靈之界——Pitṛloka——受到尊崇。

Word by Word

• मनोहरम्: charming/beautiful
• मनोहरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसक), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन); ‘तीर्थम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• तीर्थम्: a holy place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता; nominal subject of ‘(अस्ति)’ implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसक), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन)

• परमशोभनम्: supremely splendid
• परमशोभनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसक), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन); कर्मधारयः—‘परमं शोभनम्’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; action-modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन)

• पितृलोके: in the world of the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितृलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + लोक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘पितॄणां लोकः’

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मह् (धातु) (आत्मनेपद)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator addressing a king (rājan) within the chapter’s dialogue context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्रैव = तत्र + एव; राजन्पितृलोके = राजन् + पितृलोके

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛloka

FAQs

What spiritual result is promised by this verse?

It states that bathing (snāna) at this especially beautiful tīrtha leads to honor and elevated regard in Pitṛloka, the realm associated with one’s ancestors.

What does this verse suggest about tīrtha practice in the Padma Purana?

It reflects the Purāṇic view that certain places are intrinsically sacred and that ritual bathing there can generate merit benefiting both the practitioner and their ancestral connections.

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway?

The verse encourages reverence for sacred places and responsible remembrance of one’s lineage—implying that personal religious acts can be dedicated toward ancestral well-being and gratitude.