Shloka 33

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

चतुर्भुजां त्रिनेत्रां च सर्वावयवशोभिताम् । रत्नकुंभसितांभोजवराभयकरं शुभाम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

caturbhujāṃ trinetrāṃ ca sarvāvayavaśobhitām | ratnakuṃbhasitāṃbhojavarābhayakaraṃ śubhām || 33 ||

Translation

তিনি শুভা দেবী চতুর্ভুজা ও ত্রিনেত্রা, সর্বাঙ্গে দীপ্তিময়; রত্নকুম্ভ ও শ্বেত পদ্ম ধারণ করে বরদা ও অভয়-মুদ্রা প্রদর্শন করেন।

Word by Word

• चतुर्भुजाम्: four-armed
• चतुर्भुजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. accusative singular)

• त्रिनेत्राम्: three-eyed
• त्रिनेत्राम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. accusative singular)

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

• सर्व-अवयव-शोभिताम्: adorned in all limbs
• सर्व-अवयव-शोभिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अवयव (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (past participle adjective)

• रत्न-कुम्भ-सित-अम्भोज-वर-अभय-करम्: having hands (bearing) a jeweled pot, a white lotus, boon and fearlessness
• रत्न-कुम्भ-सित-अम्भोज-वर-अभय-करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + सित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अभय (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-समास, विशेषण (neut. accusative singular; agreeing with implied 'रूपम्/विग्रहम्' or describing 'कर' as hands giving boons/fearlessness)

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. accusative singular)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within a Tirtha-Mahatmya description in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Awe-filled devotional gaze moves from her many divine features to the reassurance of protection and grace through varada/abhaya mudrās."}

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Goddess)

FAQs

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

It gives a dhyāna-style iconographic description of an auspicious Devī form—four-armed, three-eyed, holding sacred emblems and granting protection—meant to steady the mind in reverent worship during a tīrtha-mahātmya context.

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

By presenting a clear, auspicious form with boon-giving and fear-dispelling gestures, the verse supports bhakti through focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and meditation (dhyāna), strengthening faith and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects śikṣā-style precision in recitation and visualization used in ritual practice (dhyāna before pūjā), though no specific Vedāṅga technical rule (like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa) is explicitly taught in this verse.