Shloka 104

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

यत्र सप्त सरस्वत्यः सम्यगैक्यं समागताः । सुप्रभा कांचनाक्षी च विशाला च मनोहरी ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

yatra sapta sarasvatyaḥ samyagaikyaṃ samāgatāḥ | suprabhā kāṃcanākṣī ca viśālā ca manoharī || 104 ||

Translation

هناك حيث اجتمعت سَرَسْوَتِيّاتٌ سبعٌ اجتماعًا تامًّا في ملتقى واحد: سُوبرَبها، وكانْچَناكشي، وِشالا، ومَنوهَري.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण-निर्देशक (locative-relator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb): देशवाचक (where)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण (adjectival to sarasvatyaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral adjective), अव्ययवत् (indeclinable-like), बहुवचनार्थे (qualifies plural)

• सरस्वत्यः: Sarasvatīs (streams/forms of Sarasvatī)
• सरस्वत्यः: कर्तृ (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• सम्यक्: properly/fully
• सम्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): प्रकारवाचक (properly, completely)

• ऐक्यम्: unity
• ऐक्यम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object; goal/state attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• समागताः: have come together/assembled
• समागताः: क्रिया (participial predicate of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) (agreeing with सरस्वत्यः)

• सुप्रभा: Suprabhā
• सुप्रभा: कर्तृ (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासः सु + प्रभा (कर्मधारय)

• काञ्चनाक्षी: Kāñcanākṣī (golden-eyed)
• काञ्चनाक्षी: कर्तृ (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन + अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); बहुव्रीहिः काञ्चनाक्षी = काञ्चनवर्णे अक्षिणी यस्याः सा

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्धसूचक (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): समुच्चय (and)

• विशाला: Viśālā
• विशाला: कर्तृ (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) (as proper name)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्धसूचक (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): समुच्चय (and)

• मनोहरी: Manoharī
• मनोहरी: कर्तृ (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) (as proper name)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-mahatmya tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Suprabha
• Kanchanakshi
• Vishala
• Manohari

FAQs

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

It identifies a specific sacred geography: a sangama where multiple Sarasvatī streams unite, marking the place as a potent tīrtha where purity (śauca) and merit (puṇya) are traditionally intensified.

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

Though it is primarily tīrtha-description, such confluences are classically approached with bhakti through snāna, japa, and offerings made with remembrance of the divine—turning pilgrimage into a devotional act rather than mere travel.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects nirukta-style and itihāsa-purāṇa usage of precise nāma (names) and tīrtha-topography—practical knowledge used in ritual guidance for pilgrimage, including correct identification of rivers and sangamas for rites like snāna and dāna.