Shloka 3

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठमासे तु वै सिद्धैः कृता यात्रा शुभानने । रुद्रावासस्य कुंडे तु स्नानपूजापरायणैः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhamāse tu vai siddhaiḥ kṛtā yātrā śubhānane | rudrāvāsasya kuṃḍe tu snānapūjāparāyaṇaiḥ || 3 ||

Translation

O du mit glückverheißendem Antlitz: Im Monat Jyeṣṭha unternahmen die vollendeten Siddhas wahrlich die Yātrā, hingebungsvoll dem rituellen Bad und der Verehrung am heiligen Becken von Rudrāvāsa zugetan.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठ-मासे: in the month of Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठ-मासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ज्येष्ठस्य मासः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कृता: performed
• कृता: Kriya (क्रिया/भूतकर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यात्रा: pilgrimage
• यात्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुभ-आनने: O fair-faced one
• शुभ-आनने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (शुभं आननं यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्र-आवासस्य: of Rudra’s abode
• रुद्र-आवासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रुद्रस्य आवासः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कुण्डे: in the pond
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• स्नान-पूजा-परायणैः: by those wholly devoted to bathing and worship
• स्नान-पूजा-परायणैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्नाने पूजायां च परायणाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सिद्धैः)

Speaker

Narada (narrating to an addressed listener within the Tirtha-Mahatmya dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (tirtha-yātrā observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Rudrāvāsa
• Kuṇḍa

FAQs

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

It highlights a time-specific tirtha practice: in Jyeṣṭha, holy beings (Siddhas) exemplify the ideal pilgrimage—purifying bath (snāna) and reverential worship (pūjā) at Rudrāvāsa-kuṇḍa—showing that sacred time and sacred place together intensify merit.

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

Bhakti is implied through “snāna-pūjā-parāyaṇaiḥ”—the pilgrims are not casual visitors but fully dedicated to worship; devotion is expressed through disciplined sacred acts at a revered tīrtha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is foregrounded: the verse specifies the proper season (Jyeṣṭha-māsa) and the core observances (snāna and pūjā) at a tīrtha, reflecting applied dharma through correct timing and procedure.