Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

शंखावर्ते नरः स्नात्वा सर्वसिद्धीश्वरो भवेत् । मोक्षतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा भवेन्मुक्तो भवार्णवात् ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

śaṃkhāvarte naraḥ snātvā sarvasiddhīśvaro bhavet | mokṣatīrthe naraḥ snātvā bhavenmukto bhavārṇavāt || 70 ||

Translation

শঙ্খাৱর্তত স্নান কৰিলে মানুহে সকলো সিদ্ধিৰ অধীশ্বৰ হয়। মোক্ষতীৰ্থত স্নান কৰিলে সি ভবসাগৰৰ পৰা মুক্তি লাভ কৰে।

Word by Word

• शंखावर्ते: in Śaṅkhāvarta (the conch-whirlpool tīrtha)
• शंखावर्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंखावर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative 7th), एकवचन; समासः शंखस्य आवर्तः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative 1st), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• सर्वसिद्धीश्वरः: lord of all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः सर्वासां सिद्धीनाम् ईश्वरः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

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

• मोक्षतीर्थे: in the liberation-tīrtha
• मोक्षतीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः मोक्षस्य तीर्थम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having bathed’

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

• मुक्तः: liberated
• मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• भवार्णवात्: from the ocean of worldly existence
• भवार्णवात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative 5th), एकवचन; समासः भव एव अर्णवः इति कर्मधारयः

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shankhavarta
• Mokshatirtha

FAQs

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

It states the specific phala (result) of tīrtha-snāna: Śaṅkhāvarta grants mastery of siddhis, while Mokṣatīrtha grants release (mokṣa) from saṃsāra, presenting sacred bathing as a direct purifier and liberator in tīrtha-māhātmya.

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

Though it speaks in the language of tīrtha-phala, the implied bhakti framework is honoring sacred places connected with divine power; approaching them with śraddhā and ritual purity supports inner transformation that culminates in mokṣa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It chiefly reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) via the practice of snāna at designated tīrthas and the doctrine of phala (ritual result); no explicit Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa detail is invoked in this verse.