Shloka 148

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान्भोगांस्तत्तीर्थं लभते पुनः । शुक्लांबरधरो नित्यं नियतः स जितेंद्रियः ॥ १४८ ॥

Transliteration

bhuktvā tu vipulānbhogāṃstattīrthaṃ labhate punaḥ | śuklāṃbaradharo nityaṃ niyataḥ sa jiteṃdriyaḥ || 148 ||

Translation

Nachdem er reichliche weltliche Genüsse erfahren hat, erlangt er jenes heilige Tīrtha erneut. Stets in Weiß gekleidet, in Zucht gefestigt und selbstbeherrscht, wird er zum Bezwinger der Sinne.

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed/eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having eaten/enjoyed’ (पूर्वकाले कृत्य)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), adversative/emphatic

• विपुलान्: abundant, great
• विपुलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; adjective qualifying ‘भोगान्’

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative used with ‘तीर्थम्’

• तीर्थम्: holy ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरः: wearer of white clothes
• शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास: ‘शुक्लम् अम्बरम् धरति’ = one who wears white garments

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• नियतः: disciplined, restrained
• नियतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective of ‘स’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• जित-इन्द्रियः: self-controlled (having conquered the senses)
• जित-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from जि धातु) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘जितानि इन्द्रियाणि येन’ = one whose senses are conquered

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahātmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Tirtha

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that the highest fruit of a tīrtha is not mere enjoyment, but returning to sacred practice with purity, discipline, and mastery over the senses.

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

By prescribing regulated conduct (niyama), purity (white garments as a sattvic marker), and sense-control, it supports bhakti as a disciplined life that repeatedly turns the mind back toward sacred places and sacred remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (kalpa-style niyamas) is implied: the verse points to purity rules and regulated observances followed during tīrtha-yātrā and vrata practice.