Shloka 97

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

ततो भोगवतीं गत्वा वासुकेरुत्तरेण च । दशाश्वमेधिकं नाम तत्तीर्थं परमं स्मृतम् ॥ ९७ ॥

Transliteration

tato bhogavatīṃ gatvā vāsukeruttareṇa ca | daśāśvamedhikaṃ nāma tattīrthaṃ paramaṃ smṛtam || 97 ||

Translation

Dann, nachdem man nach Bhogavatī gegangen ist und auch nördlich von Vāsuki, gilt jene Tīrtha-Stätte als die höchste und trägt den Namen Daśāśvamedhika.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• भोगवतीम्: to Bhogavatī
• भोगवतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोगवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; नदी/स्थान-नाम

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• वासुकेः: of Vāsuki
• वासुकेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• उत्तरेण: to the north of
• उत्तरेण: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्; दिशावाचक-उपपद (postposition: ‘to the north of’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दशाश्वमेधिकम्: (called) ‘ten-aśvamedha’
• दशाश्वमेधिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश-अश्वमेध-इक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दश अश्वमेधाः यस्य/सम्बद्धम्) ‘connected with ten Aśvamedhas’; नामधेय-विशेषणम्

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामधेयवाचक-अव्यय (particle: ‘named/called’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकेत/निर्देशक (demonstrative) विशेषणम्

• तीर्थम्: sacred place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘तीर्थम्’)

• स्मृतम्: is regarded (as)
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः ‘is considered/remembered’

Speaker

Narada (tirtha-mahatmya narration in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhogavati
• Vasuki
• Tirtha (Daśāśvamedhika)
• Ashvamedha

FAQs

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

It identifies Daśāśvamedhika as a ‘supreme’ tīrtha, implying that pilgrimage and worship there are regarded as exceptionally merit-giving, comparable in name to the sanctity associated with multiple Aśvamedha rites.

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

While it is primarily a tīrtha-direction verse, it supports bhakti indirectly by guiding devotees to a highly revered sacred site where acts like darśana, snāna, and pūjā are traditionally performed with devotion to attain spiritual merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-oriented practical dharma (ritual culture) through the reference to Aśvamedha merit and tīrtha-mahātmyas—showing how Purāṇic guidance maps sacred geography to ritual efficacy.