Shloka 13

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

एवं प्रघुष्टे भूपेन सर्वभूमौ द्विजोत्तमाः । गच्छिद्भिः संकुलो मार्गः कृतो कृतो लोकैर्हरेर्द्विजाः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ praghuṣṭe bhūpena sarvabhūmau dvijottamāḥ | gacchidbhiḥ saṃkulo mārgaḥ kṛto kṛto lokairharerdvijāḥ || 13 ||

Translation

لما أمر الملك بإعلان النداء جهارًا في أرجاء البلاد كلها، يا صفوةَ ذوي الولادتين، غصّت الطرق بالناس يخرجون مرة بعد مرة—وهم من عبّاد هري، يا معشرَ البراهمة.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha/Prakāra (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक (manner-adverb)

• प्रघुष्टे: when it was loudly proclaimed
• प्रघुष्टे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-घुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), सप्तमी एकवचन (Locative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-सम्भाव्य; अर्थे ‘प्रघोषिते’ (when proclaimed)

• भूपेन: by the king
• भूपेन: Kartṛ (कर्ता) / Instrumental agent (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सर्वभूमौ: in the whole land
• सर्वभूमौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सर्वा भूमिः)

• द्विजोत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः)

• गच्छिद्भिः: by those going / by passers-by
• गच्छिद्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• संकुलः: crowded
• संकुलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• मार्गः: the road
• मार्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• कृतः: was made
• कृतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेयभावेन ‘कृतः’ = ‘was made/was done’

• कृतः: indeed was made
• कृतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन

• लोकैः: by people
• लोकैः: Kartṛ (कर्ता) / Instrumental agent (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि सम्भवः (vocative sense possible)

Speaker

Suta (narrating to the assembled sages, within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights how dharmic leadership and a clear proclamation can awaken collective devotion—people spontaneously undertake yātrā for Hari, turning ordinary roads into sacred pathways through shared bhakti.

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

Bhakti is shown as dynamic and communal: devotees of Hari respond immediately, repeatedly setting out, indicating eagerness (utsāha) and public participation in Viṣṇu-centered worship and pilgrimage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it points to the importance of proper proclamation and public instruction (clear diction/announcement—linked with Śikṣā and effective communication) for organizing dharmic acts like tīrtha-yātrā; no specific technical Vedāṅga rule is taught in this verse.