Shloka 34

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

महोत्सवं महाकायं प्रसुप्तं च जलांतिके । सांद्रमांजिष्ठवर्णाभं नाम जातिविवर्जितम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

mahotsavaṃ mahākāyaṃ prasuptaṃ ca jalāṃtike | sāṃdramāṃjiṣṭhavarṇābhaṃ nāma jātivivarjitam || 34 ||

Translation

كان عظيمًا كأنه مهرجان جليل، ذا جسد هائل، راقدًا كالنائم عند حافة الماء؛ يلمع بلونٍ أحمر قانٍ كصبغ الفوّة، لا اسم له ولا سِمةَ طبقةٍ أو نسب.

Word by Word

• mahā-utsavam: great/festive
• mahā-utsavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mahā-kāyam: huge-bodied
• mahā-kāyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• prasuptam: asleep
• prasuptam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√svap (धातु) → prasupta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• jala-antike: near the water
• jala-antike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) ‘antika’ as noun, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (near of water)

• sāndra-māṃjiṣṭha-varṇa-ābham: having a deep madder-red hue
• sāndra-māṃjiṣṭha-varṇa-ābham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāndra (प्रातिपदिक) + māṃjiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (having the appearance of a dense madder-color)

• nāma: indeed/namely
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) ‘as for/namely’

• jāti-vivarjitam: devoid of caste/species distinction
• jāti-vivarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāti (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त; vi-√vṛj/√varj त्यागे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्/उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थ (devoid of caste/kind); भूतकृदन्त ‘विवर्जित’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the tirtha-mahātmya account in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

The verse highlights an awe-inspiring sacred presence encountered near a tirtha: immense, luminous, and ‘nameless’—suggesting a reality that transcends social labels (name and jāti) and points to the tirtha’s power to reveal the supra-social, universal sacred.

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

By describing a presence beyond name and caste, the verse implicitly supports Bhakti’s inclusivity: devotion approaches the divine through reverence and surrender rather than identity-markers, emphasizing heartfelt recognition of the sacred at holy places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedanga instruction appears in this śloka; it functions as tirtha-mahātmya description. Practically, it cues pilgrimage observance—approaching water-sites with purity, attention to auspicious signs, and readiness for prescribed rites (snāna, dāna, japa) that typically follow such omens in Narada Purana narratives.