Shloka 46

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि कल्पकोटिशतानि च । सहस्रादित्यसंकाशः सर्वकामसमन्वितः ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi kalpakoṭiśatāni ca | sahasrādityasaṃkāśaḥ sarvakāmasamanvitaḥ || 46 ||

Translation

Für Tausende von Krore an Kalpas, und ebenso für Hunderte von Krore an Kalpas, (er/es) leuchtet im Glanz von tausend Sonnen und ist mit der Erfüllung aller Wünsche ausgestattet.

Word by Word

• कल्प: aeon
• कल्प: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• कोटि: crore
• कोटि: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• सहस्राणि: thousands (of crores of kalpas)
• सहस्राणि: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्धारण: ‘कल्प-कोटि-सहस्राणि’ = thousands of crores of kalpas); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कल्प: aeon
• कल्प: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• कोटि: crore
• कोटि: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• शतानि: hundreds (of crores of kalpas)
• शतानि: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्धारण: ‘कल्प-कोटि-शतानि’ = hundreds of crores of kalpas); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सहस्र: thousand
• सहस्र: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• आदित्य: sun
• आदित्य: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• संकाशः: radiant like a thousand suns
• संकाशः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान: ‘सहस्र-आदित्य-संकाशः’ = having the radiance like a thousand suns); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• काम: desires
• काम: समासाङ्ग (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• समन्वितः: endowed with all desired things
• समन्वितः: कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from सम्+अनु+इ (धातु) / ‘to be endowed’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्धारण: ‘सर्व-काम-समन्वितः’ = endowed with all desires); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त

Speaker

Narada (narrating within Uttara-Bhaga Tirtha-Mahatmya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the immeasurable, kalpa-spanning permanence of the merit or divine attainment being praised, described as supremely luminous and capable of granting all sought aims.

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

By portraying the fruit of sacred practice as radiant and wish-fulfilling, it reinforces the Purana’s bhakti logic: devotion to the divine and engagement with holy contexts (tirtha/mahatmya) yields enduring, grace-filled results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses Purāṇic cosmological time (kalpa) as a practical framework for understanding ritual merit (phala) across vast durations, aligning with traditional time-reckoning used in Jyotiṣa-style calendrical thinking.