Shloka 63

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

ततो नारायणं प्रार्च्य मुक्तिभागी नरो भवेत् । तप्तकुंडोदके स्नात्वा मूलचंडीशमर्चयेत् ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

tato nārāyaṇaṃ prārcya muktibhāgī naro bhavet | taptakuṃḍodake snātvā mūlacaṃḍīśamarcayet || 63 ||

Translation

ثم إذا عَبَدَ نارايانا (Nārāyaṇa) على الوجه اللائق صار المرء نصيبًا من الموكشا (التحرّر). وبعد الاغتسال في ماء الحوض المقدّس الحار تَبتَكُندَ (Taptakuṇḍa)، فليعبد تشانديشا الأوّل (Caṇḍīśa، شيفا).

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (then/thereafter)

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रार्च्य: having worshipped
• प्रार्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु; प्र + √अर्च्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having worshipped)

• मुक्तिभागी: a sharer/recipient of liberation
• मुक्तिभागी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्तिभागिन् (प्रातिपदिक; मुक्ति + भागिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to नरः); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तेः भागी)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तप्तकुण्डोदके: in the water of the heated pond
• तप्तकुण्डोदके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तप्तकुण्डोदक (प्रातिपदिक; तप्त + कुण्ड + उदक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तप्तस्य कुण्डस्य उदकम्)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive), अव्ययभावः

• मूलचण्डीशम्: Mūlacaṇḍīśa (a deity)
• मूलचण्डीशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलचण्डीश (प्रातिपदिक; मूल + चण्डीश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (मूलः चण्डीशः/मूल-सम्बद्धः चण्डीशः)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Candisha
• Taptakunda

FAQs

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

It presents a tirtha-based sādhanā: first worship of Nārāyaṇa for mokṣa-fruit, then purificatory bathing, followed by reverence to Caṇḍīśa—showing liberation-oriented pilgrimage worship.

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

Bhakti is shown as orderly and embodied: worship (arcana) of Nārāyaṇa, supported by tīrtha-snānā, culminating in respectful worship of Śiva as part of integrated dharma rather than sectarian separation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the prescribed sequence of arcana and snāna at a specific tīrtha, emphasizing correct ritual order and place-based observance.