Shloka 109

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

कृष्णांजलिं च सुभगे गुटिकां च मनःशिलाम् । मुंडलां चाक्षसूत्रं च षष्ठीं संजीवनीं तथा ॥ १०९ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇāṃjaliṃ ca subhage guṭikāṃ ca manaḥśilām | muṃḍalāṃ cākṣasūtraṃ ca ṣaṣṭhīṃ saṃjīvanīṃ tathā || 109 ||

Translation

হে সৌভাগ্যবতী! কৃষ্ণ দ্রব্যের অঞ্জলি, ক্ষুদ্র গুটিকা ও মনঃশিলা নিবেদন কর; এবং মুণ্ডন, জপমালা, ‘ষষ্ঠী’ ব্রত ও ‘সংজীবনী’ নামক বিধিও পালন কর।

Word by Word

• कृष्ण-अञ्जलिम्: a black handful/handful (of black substance)
• कृष्ण-अञ्जलिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (कृष्णा अञ्जलिः)

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

• सुभगे: O auspicious one
• सुभगे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• गुटिकाम्: a pill/pellet
• गुटिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• मनः-शिलाम्: realgar (lit. mind-stone)
• मनः-शिलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मनसः शिला)

• मुण्डलाम्: a (shaven) head-mark/amulet-ring (muṇḍalā)
• मुण्डलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्डला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अक्ष-सूत्रम्: rosary (string of beads)
• अक्ष-सूत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अक्षाणां सूत्रम्)

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

• षष्ठीम्: the sixth (item)/Ṣaṣṭhī (name)
• षष्ठीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संजीवनीम्: the life-restoring (herb/thing), Saṃjīvanī
• संजीवनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजीवनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Narada (in a prescriptive ritual listing within Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ṣaṣṭhī (vrata/observance); Saṃjīvanī (rite)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It enumerates concrete ritual supports—vows, purification acts, and sacred implements—showing that tirtha-related merit is traditionally pursued through disciplined observance, not merely travel.

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

By prescribing vows and sacred aids (like a rosary), it frames devotion as sustained practice—regular japa, purity disciplines, and vrata—supporting steady remembrance of the deity during pilgrimage observances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and observance-structure (kalpa/ācāra) are implied: the verse functions like a checklist of prescribed acts and items used in vrata and prayoga (practical ritual application).