Shloka 68

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

एतदभ्यंतरे क्षेत्रे प्रथमावरणं स्मृतम् । तथा द्वितीयावरणे प्राच्यां तु मणिकर्णिका ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

etadabhyaṃtare kṣetre prathamāvaraṇaṃ smṛtam | tathā dvitīyāvaraṇe prācyāṃ tu maṇikarṇikā || 68 ||

Translation

Innerhalb dieses heiligen Kṣetra gilt dies als die erste Umfriedung (āvaraṇa). Ebenso befindet sich in der zweiten Umfriedung, im Osten, Maṇikarṇikā.

Word by Word

• एतत्: of this
• एतत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th) वा विशेषणरूपेण सम्बन्धः, एकवचन (Singular); 'of this' (contextual)

• अभ्यन्तरे: within (the interior)
• अभ्यन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); (अभ्यन्तरे = 'inside/within')

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रथमावरणम्: the first enclosure/zone
• प्रथमावरणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथम + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास: प्रथमम् आवरणम्

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/said
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि: 'is remembered/considered'

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• द्वितीयावरणे: in the second enclosure
• द्वितीयावरणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीय + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास: द्वितीयम् आवरणम्

• प्राच्याम्: in the east
• प्राच्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• मणिकर्णिका: Maṇikarṇikā (name of a sacred place/ghāṭ)
• मणिकर्णिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Maṇikarṇikā

FAQs

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

It maps the kṣetra as a sanctified, layered space (āvaraṇas), teaching that pilgrimage is not random travel but a structured approach to sacred presence, with Maṇikarṇikā identified as a key eastern tīrtha within the second precinct.

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

By locating Maṇikarṇikā within the ordered precincts of the kṣetra, the text frames bhakti as reverent, step-by-step approach—moving through consecrated zones with remembrance (smṛti) and devotion to the tīrtha’s sanctity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied sacred topography and directional orientation (prācyām—east), useful for ritual planning and tīrtha-darśana sequencing; while not a direct Vedāṅga lesson, it aligns with practical ritual procedure and spatial order used in pilgrimage rites.