Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

सिद्धेश्वरादिलिंगानि यत्र संति सहस्रशः । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

siddheśvarādiliṃgāni yatra saṃti sahasraśaḥ | tatra snātvā naro bhaktyā saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ || 7 ||

Translation

حيث تقوم آلاف اللِّنگات (liṅga) ابتداءً من «سِدّهيشڤرا» (Siddheśvara)—فمن اغتسل هناك، فليُرضِ بالبهكتي الآباءَ الأسلاف (Pitṛs) والآلهةَ بتقديم القرابين والطقوس اللائقة.

Word by Word

• siddha-īśvara-ādi-liṅgāni: liṅgas such as Siddheśvara etc.
• siddha-īśvara-ādi-liṅgāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समास (enumerative/determinative: 'liṅgas such as Siddheśvara etc.')

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• santi: are/exist
• santi: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्, धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• sahasraśaḥ: by the thousand; in thousands
• sahasraśaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśas (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (adverb: by thousands, in thousands)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (स्ना, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having bathed'

• naraḥ: a man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃtarpya: having satisfied
• saṃtarpya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√tṛp (तृप्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having satisfied/propitiated'

• pitṛ-devatāḥ: the ancestral deities (pitṛs)
• pitṛ-devatāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय ('the deities who are Pitṛs' / 'pitṛ-deities')

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue tradition with the Sanatkumara brothers, within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Siddheśvara
• Liṅga
• Pitṛs
• Devatāḥ

FAQs

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

It teaches that a sacred place marked by many Śiva-liṅgas becomes a powerful tirtha: bathing there gains merit especially when completed by devotional acts—honoring both ancestors (Pitṛs) and the gods.

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

Bhakti is shown as the inner attitude that makes ritual effective: the bath is not merely physical purification, but is to be followed by heartfelt propitiation (saṃtarpya) of Pitṛs and devas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to ritual procedure (kalpa-prayoga): tirtha-snana followed by tarpana—offerings to Pitṛs and devas—an applied dharma practice rather than a technical lesson in vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.