Shloka 42

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

इतिहासपुराणैश्च वेदौर्वेग्रहसंस्थितैः । मूर्तिमद्भिः समुद्रैश्य नदीभिश्च सरोवरैः ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

itihāsapurāṇaiśca vedaurvegrahasaṃsthitaiḥ | mūrtimadbhiḥ samudraiśya nadībhiśca sarovaraiḥ || 42 ||

Translation

ইতিহাস ও পুরাণসমূহ দ্বারা, এবং গ্রহসমূহসহ বিন্যস্ত বেদসমূহ দ্বারা; আর মূর্তিমান সমুদ্র, নদী ও সরোবরসমূহ দ্বারাও (তাঁর উপাসনা চলছিল)।

Word by Word

• इतिहास-पुराणैः: with the Itihāsas and Purāṇas
• इतिहास-पुराणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘with the Itihāsas and Purāṇas’

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

• वेदैः: with the Vedas
• वेदैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वेग्रह-संस्थितैः: situated in/associated with ‘vegraha’ (as stated)
• वेग्रह-संस्थितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वेदैः); तत्पुरुष (वेग्रह-मध्ये/वेग्रह-युक्ते संस्थिताः)

• मूर्ति-मद्भिः: with embodied/formed (ones)
• मूर्ति-मद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मत् (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तद्धितान्त ‘मत्’ (possessing); विशेषणम् (समुद्रैः/नदीभिः/सरोवरैः)

• समुद्रैः: with oceans
• समुद्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• नदीभिः: with rivers
• नदीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• सरोवरैः: with lakes
• सरोवरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरोवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Itihasa
• Puranas
• Grahas
• Samudras
• Nadis
• Sarovaras

FAQs

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

It presents sacred reality as both scriptural (Vedas, Itihāsa, Purāṇa) and cosmic-geographical (planets, oceans, rivers, lakes), implying that dharma is known through revelation and also encountered through tīrtha and the living world.

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

By treating natural features like rivers and oceans as “embodied” sacred presences, it supports devotional pilgrimage and reverence—bhakti expressed through honoring tīrthas alongside studying Vedic and Purāṇic teachings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of grahas (planets) points toward Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) as a supporting discipline that helps align ritual timing and sacred observances within the broader Vedic order.