Shloka 110

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

अमार्कपातश्रवणेर्युक्ता चेत्पौषमाघयोः । अर्द्धोदयः स विज्ञेयः सूर्यपर्वशताधिकः ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

amārkapātaśravaṇeryuktā cetpauṣamāghayoḥ | arddhodayaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ sūryaparvaśatādhikaḥ || 110 ||

Translation

إذا اقترنَ يومُ المحاقِ في شهري بَوْشَة أو ماغَه بنَكشترتَي شرافَنا وأماركا-باتا، فذلك الاقتران يُعرَفُ بـ«أردّهودايا»، ويمنحُ ثوابًا أعظمَ من مئةِ عيدٍ شمسيّ.

Word by Word

• अ-मार्क-पात-श्रवणे: at the hearing of (the event of) non-falling of Marka
• अ-मार्क-पात-श्रवणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (नञ्) + मार्क (प्रातिपदिक) + पात (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—(मार्कस्य पातः) श्रवणम्, तस्मिन्; नञ्-पूर्वकः (अमार्क...)

• युक्ता: connected/associated
• युक्ता: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त, √युज् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• पौष-माघयोः: of/in (the months) Pausha and Magha
• पौष-माघयोः: सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण (Genitive/Locative relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौष (प्रातिपदिक) + माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी (Genitive/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine months); समासः—पौषश्च माघश्च (द्वन्द्व)

• अर्द्ध-उदयः: half-uprising (arddhodaya)
• अर्द्ध-उदयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—अर्द्धः उदयः (तत्पुरुष)

• सः: that
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विज्ञेयः: should be known/understood
• विज्ञेयः: विधेय (Predicate: to be known)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/passive necessity), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सूर्य-पर्व-शत-अधिकः: exceeding a hundred solar festivals
• सूर्य-पर्व-शत-अधिकः: विशेषण (Qualifier of arddhodayaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—सूर्यस्य पर्वाणि, तेषां शतं, तदधिकः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It elevates a specific tithi–nakṣatra conjunction (Arddhodaya) as exceptionally merit-giving, teaching that dharmic acts gain amplified spiritual फल (puṇya) when performed at highly auspicious cosmic timings.

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

By highlighting sacred timing, it indirectly guides devotees to perform worship, charity, fasting, and remembrance of the Divine on Arddhodaya, when devotional acts are said to yield multiplied spiritual results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astronomy/astrology): identifying auspicious observances through the linkage of lunar month (Pauṣa/Māgha), tithi (Amāvāsyā), and nakṣatra (Śravaṇa and the marker termed Amārka-pāta).