Shloka 81

Tīrtha-Māhātmya of the Sarasvatī Region and the Praise of Kurukṣetra

Pilgrimage Merits

Devanagari script

यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । मासि मासि समेष्यंति पुण्येन महतान्विताः

Transliteration

yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | māsi māsi sameṣyaṃti puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ

Translation

在那里，梵天（Brahmā）等诸天与以苦行为财的圣仙（ṛṣi），月复一月地聚集——具足广大福德（puṇya）。

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) सूचक
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक: “where”

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम् = Brahmā and others (group headed by Brahmā)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता) (ब्रह्मादयः इत्यस्य अप्पोज़िशन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction): “and”

• तपोधनाः: whose wealth is austerity
• तपोधनाः: Karta (कर्ता) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); बहुव्रीहि: तपः धनं येषाम् = those whose wealth is austerity

• मासि: in a month
• मासि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); आवृत्त्यर्थे (in the sense of repetition) with reduplication

• मासि: month after month
• मासि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); पुनरुक्ति: “month after month”

• समेष्यन्ति: will assemble
• समेष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु: इ ‘to go’) / सम् + ए (धातु: इ with future formation)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद; अर्थः: “will come together/assemble”

• पुण्येन: with merit/holiness
• पुण्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• महता: great
• महता: Karana (करण) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); ‘पुण्येन’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्: “with great (merit)”

• अन्विताः: endowed/associated
• अन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + इ (धातु) + क्त → अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); अर्थः: युक्ताः/समन्विताः

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Svargakhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ऋषयश्च = ऋषयः + च; समेष्यंति (पाठभेद) = समेष्यन्ति; महतान्विताः = महता + अन्विताः.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about the importance of the place being described?

It portrays the site as extraordinarily sacred: even Brahmā, other devas, and ascetic sages repeatedly gather there, implying exceptional spiritual potency and merit (puṇya).

What is the meaning of the term “tapodhanāḥ” in this verse?

“Tapodhanāḥ” means “those whose wealth is tapas (austerity),” i.e., sages/ascetics whose spiritual power and status come from disciplined practice rather than material possessions.

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from “māsi māsi” (month after month)?

Regular, sustained religious practice is emphasized: holiness is approached through consistent observance over time, not merely through occasional acts.