Shloka 13

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

तत्र देवीं ददर्शाथ पुण्यां पापविमोचनीम् प्लक्षजां ब्रह्मणः पुत्रीं हरिजिह्वां सरस्वतीम्

Transliteration

tatra devīṃ dadarśātha puṇyāṃ pāpavimocanīm plakṣajāṃ brahmaṇaḥ putrīṃ harijihvāṃ sarasvatīm

Translation

在那里，他见到女神萨拉斯瓦蒂——神圣而能除罪者——生于普拉克沙树，为梵天之女，并以“哈利之舌”而著称。

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (then/and then)

• puṇyām: holy, meritorious
• puṇyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying devīm)

• pāpa-vimocanīm: sin-removing
• pāpa-vimocanīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vimocanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pāpasya vimocanī = remover of sin)

• plakṣa-jām: born from/at the plakṣa (tree)
• plakṣa-jām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: plakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + jā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पञ्चमी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (plakṣāt jā = born from/at the plakṣa)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• putrīm: daughter
• putrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (apposition to devīm)

• hari-jihvām: Hari-jihvā (epithet/name)
• hari-jihvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + jihvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (harī jihvā yasyāḥ = having tawny/green tongue; epithet)

• sarasvatīm: Sarasvatī
• sarasvatīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (apposition/name)

Speakers

• Narrative layer likely Pulastya → Nārada (standard Vāmana Purāṇa frame); immediate verse is third-person narration

Primary Deities

• Sarasvatī
• Brahmā
• Hari (Viṣṇu, as epithet in harijihvā)

Key Themes

• Sacred Geography
• Tīrtha Mahātmya
• Purification (pāpa-kṣaya)
• Vedic Speech (Sarasvatī as vāk)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames sacred geography ethically: approaching Sarasvatī is not mere travel but contact with a purifying principle—vāk (truthful speech, learning, and right discernment) that ‘removes sin’ when honored through reverence and disciplined conduct.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage aligns best with ancillary Purāṇic material often embedded within Purāṇas—specifically tīrtha-māhātmya within the broader scope of vamsānucarita/ācāra-oriented narration. It is not primarily sarga/pratisarga, but a dharma-geographical glorification supporting ritual life.

What is the symbolic significance?

Calling Sarasvatī ‘Hari’s tongue’ symbolically links Viṣṇu (cosmic order) with speech/knowledge: divine order becomes accessible through right words, mantra, and learning. The river is both a physical tīrtha and the flow of sacred speech.