Shloka 119

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

इति केषां मतं देवि श्रुतिस्मृतिषु संमतम् । तीराद्गव्यूतिमात्रं तु परितः क्षेत्रमुच्यते ॥ ११९ ॥

Transliteration

iti keṣāṃ mataṃ devi śrutismṛtiṣu saṃmatam | tīrādgavyūtimātraṃ tu paritaḥ kṣetramucyate || 119 ||

Translation

وهكذا، يا إلهة، فهذا رأيُ بعضِ أهلِ العلم، وهو مُقَرٌّ في الشروتي والسمريتي: يُقال إن «الكشيترا» تمتدّ من التيرثا من كلّ جانبٍ إلى مسافةِ غَفْيُوتي واحدة.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसूचक (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/particle)

• केषाम्: of whom, of which (people)
• केषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• मतम्: opinion, view
• मतम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘opinion/doctrine’

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• श्रुतिस्मृतिषु: in the Śruti and Smṛti (scriptures)
• श्रुतिस्मृतिषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतिस्मृति (प्रातिपदिक) [श्रुति + स्मृति]
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative)

• संमतम्: approved, accepted
• संमतम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-मन् (धातु) → संमत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘agreed/approved’, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘मतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तीरात्: from the bank/shore
• तीरात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• गव्यूतिमात्रम्: only a gavyūti in extent
• गव्यूतिमात्रम्: परिमाण (Measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव्यूतिमात्र (प्रातिपदिक) [गव्यूति + मात्र]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (measure)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धबोधक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधार्थ (particle: but/indeed)

• परितः: all around
• परितः: देशवाचक (Spatial adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सर्वतोभावे (adverb: all around)

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred area/field
• क्षेत्रम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Sage Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It standardizes sacred geography: a tīrtha is not only a point-location, but a consecrated precinct (kṣetra) recognized by Śruti–Smṛti, guiding how pilgrims relate to the wider holy environment.

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

By defining the kṣetra around a tīrtha, it supports orderly pilgrimage and worship—bhakti expressed through reverent conduct, circumambulation, and disciplined observances within the recognized sacred boundary.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical kalpa-style ritual organization and traditional measurement (gavyūti) used to demarcate where tīrtha-related rites, purity rules, and pilgrimage disciplines are to be applied.