Shloka 22

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

गतायामद्य शर्वर्यां निर्मले भास्करोदये । सागरस्य जलस्यांते नानाद्रुमविभूषिते ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

gatāyāmadya śarvaryāṃ nirmale bhāskarodaye | sāgarasya jalasyāṃte nānādrumavibhūṣite || 22 ||

Translation

Als die Nacht vergangen war und die Sonne in klarem Himmel aufging, (gelangten sie) an den Rand der Meereswasser—einen Ort, geschmückt mit vielerlei Bäumen.

Word by Word

• gatāyām: when (it) has passed
• gatāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्) → gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषण (śarvaryām) — feminine, Locative, singular; ‘when (night) has gone’

• adya: today
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक — indeclinable; time adverb

• śarvaryām: in the night
• śarvaryām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — feminine, Locative, singular

• nirmale: in the clear (time)
• nirmale: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (bhāskarodaye) — masculine/neuter, Locative, singular; ‘clear/pure’

• bhāskara-udaye: at sunrise
• bhāskara-udaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhāskarasya udayaḥ) — masculine, Locative, singular

• sāgarasya: of the ocean
• sāgarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — masculine, Genitive, singular

• jalasya: of the water
• jalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — neuter, Genitive, singular

• ante: at the edge/end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — masculine, Locative, singular

• nānā: various
• nānā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/विशेषणवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (indeclinable used adjectivally) — indeclinable; ‘various’

• druma-vibhūṣite: adorned with many trees
• druma-vibhūṣite: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (ante); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (drumaiḥ vibhūṣite) — locative singular; ‘adorned with trees’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the tirtha narrative in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara
• Sagara

FAQs

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

It sets the sacred yatra atmosphere: the purity of sunrise and the ocean’s boundary indicate an auspicious time and place for tirtha-oriented acts like snana, japa, and vrata-sankalpa.

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

By highlighting a pure time (sunrise) and a sanctified landscape (ocean-shore tirtha), it frames devotion as practiced through disciplined pilgrimage and reverent approach to holy places that support remembrance of the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/auspicious timing is implied: performing tirtha practices at bhāskara-udaya (sunrise) aligns with traditional dharmic observance of proper kāla for rites such as snāna and japa.