Shloka 48

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

आलोक्य सर्वतीर्थानि यानि पापहराणि च ॥ । तानि सर्वाणि संचित्य जगाम मनसा पुनः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

ālokya sarvatīrthāni yāni pāpaharāṇi ca || | tāni sarvāṇi saṃcitya jagāma manasā punaḥ || 48 ||

Translation

Nachdem er alle tīrthas geschaut hatte, die Sünde hinwegnehmen, sammelte er sie gleichsam in sich und kehrte dann abermals allein durch den Geist zurück.

Word by Word

• आलोक्य: having surveyed
• आलोक्य: पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), 'having seen/observed'

• सर्वतीर्थानि: all pilgrimage places
• सर्वतीर्थानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'all' + 'tīrthas'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• यानि: which
• यानि: सम्बन्ध (relative to 'tīrthāni')
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (relative pronoun)

• पापहराणि: sin-destroying
• पापहराणि: विशेषण (qualifier of tīrthāni)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'sin-removing'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

• तानि: those
• तानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: विशेषण (qualifier of tāni)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• संचित्य: having gathered
• संचित्य: पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-चि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), 'having collected/gathered'

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (adverb: 'again/back')

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga tīrtha-mahātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It highlights tīrtha-darśana and tīrtha-smarana as purifying practices: the mind can “recollect and gather” the merit of sin-destroying holy places through focused remembrance and inner pilgrimage.

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

By emphasizing inner movement “by the mind,” it supports bhakti as an inward, continuous orientation—devotion that carries sacred presence through remembrance, not only through physical travel.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It most directly aligns with Smṛti/ācāra (practical dharma): the disciplined use of manas (mind) for tīrtha-smarana as a valid religious observance, even when physical pilgrimage is not possible.