Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

नमस्ते शुक्लसंस्थायै क्षेमवत्यै नमोनमः । त्रिदशासनसंस्थायै तेजोवत्यै नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

namaste śuklasaṃsthāyai kṣemavatyai namonamaḥ | tridaśāsanasaṃsthāyai tejovatyai namo'stu te || 75 ||

Translation

سلامٌ وسجودٌ لكِ، يا من استقرّت في الطهارة (śukla)؛ سلامٌ وسجودٌ مرارًا لكِ، يا واهبة kṣema—الخيرَ والأمان. سلامٌ وسجودٌ لكِ، يا جالسةً على عرش الآلهة؛ سلامٌ وسجودٌ لكِ، يا متلألئةً بـ tejas، البهاء الإلهي.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); indeclinable-like usage as salutation noun

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; enclitic form

• śukla-saṃsthāyai: to (her) established in purity/whiteness
• śukla-saṃsthāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: śuklāyāṃ saṃsthā yasyāḥ / śukle saṃsthā (one established in/with whiteness)

• kṣemavatyai: to the auspicious/secure one
• kṣemavatyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣemavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; possessive adjective (-vat)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; used in salutation

• namaḥ: salutation again
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; repetition for emphasis (namo namaḥ)

• tridaśa-āsana-saṃsthāyai: to (her) established on the seat of the gods
• tridaśa-āsana-saṃsthāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa chain: tridaśānām āsanam (seat of the gods) + saṃsthā (established in)

• tejovatyai: to the radiant one
• tejovatyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejovat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; -vat possessive

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• astu: may (it) be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/imperative, benedictive sense), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ‘let it be’

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; enclitic

Speaker

Narada (within a stotra-style praise in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Tridasha)

FAQs

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

It functions as a stuti (praise) that invokes purity (śukla), protection and well-being (kṣema), divine authority (the devas’ seat), and inner radiance (tejas)—qualities sought by pilgrims and devotees in tirtha-oriented practice.

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

Bhakti is expressed through repeated salutations (namo namaḥ) and reverent naming of divine attributes; the devotee approaches the sacred through praise, surrender, and remembrance of the deity’s protective and illuminating power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse chiefly reflects stotra-prayoga (devotional recitation) and mantra-style epithets; it does not directly teach a Vedanga science, but it models disciplined liturgical usage—clear vocatives and attribute-compounds typical of Sanskrit hymn composition.