Shloka 51

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

सुधाप्लावितभूपृष्ठां देवादिभिरभिष्टुताम् । दिव्यरत्नपरीतां च दिंव्यमाल्यानुलेपनाम् ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

sudhāplāvitabhūpṛṣṭhāṃ devādibhirabhiṣṭutām | divyaratnaparītāṃ ca diṃvyamālyānulepanām || 51 ||

Translation

সেই পবিত্ৰ লোকৰ ভূমি অমৃতে প্লাৱিত; দেৱাদিয়ে তাক স্তৱ কৰে; ই দিৱ্য ৰত্নে পৰিবেষ্টিত আৰু দিৱ্য মালা-সুগন্ধি অনুলেপনে অলংকৃত।

Word by Word

• सुधा-प्लावित-भू-पृष्ठाम्: whose ground-surface is flooded with nectar
• सुधा-प्लावित-भू-पृष्ठाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्लावित (प्लु धातु + णिच्? + क्त कृदन्त) + भू (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुधया प्लावितं भू-पृष्ठं यस्याः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘प्लावित’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देव-आदिभिः: by gods and others
• देव-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवाः आदयः येषां ते); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अभिष्टुताम्: praised
• अभिष्टुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + अभि (उपसर्ग) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘अभिष्टुत’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिव्य-रत्न-परिताम्: surrounded by divine jewels
• दिव्य-रत्न-परिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + परीत (परी/परि + इ धातु? / √इ ‘to go around’ + क्त; अर्थे ‘परिवृत/आवृत’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दिव्यैः रत्नैः परीत/परिवृता); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• दिव्य-माल्य-अनुलेपनाम्: (having) divine garlands and unguents
• दिव्य-माल्य-अनुलेपनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुलेपन (लिप् धातु + उपसर्ग अनु + ल्युट्/घञ् भाववाचक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (माल्यं च अनुलेपनं च) ततः विशेषणरूपेण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching/description within a Tirtha-Mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It portrays the tirtha (or divine region) as suffused with अमृत-like purity and celestial auspiciousness, indicating that contact with such a place elevates the devotee through sanctity, praise, and divine adornment—hallmarks of पुण्य-क्षेत्र (merit-bestowing sacred space).

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

By emphasizing that the place is “praised by the Devas,” the verse models bhakti as stuti (reverent glorification) and seva (approaching what is sacred); the devotee aligns with the divine mood of praise and sanctified presence, which is central to Vishnu-bhakti in tirtha contexts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Direct Vedanga instruction is not explicit; however, the verse reflects tirtha-mahātmya usage in Dharma practice—guiding pilgrimage and worship planning (kalpa-oriented ritual conduct) through descriptive markers of a sacred site’s auspiciousness.