Shloka 126

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

तत्र स्यादक्षयं सर्वमिति वेदविदो विदुः । मन्वादौ च युगादौ च ग्रहणे चंद्रसूर्ययोः ॥ १२६ ॥

Transliteration

tatra syādakṣayaṃ sarvamiti vedavido viduḥ | manvādau ca yugādau ca grahaṇe caṃdrasūryayoḥ || 126 ||

Translation

Dort wird alles unvergänglich, das heißt: es bringt unerschöpfliches Verdienst hervor—so verkünden es die Kenner der Veden. Dies gilt besonders zu Beginn eines Manvantara, zu Beginn eines Yuga und während der Finsternisse von Mond und Sonne.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that context
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) स्थानवाचक

• स्यात्: would be; becomes
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अक्षयम्: imperishable; inexhaustible
• अक्षयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण

• सर्वम्: everything; all (merit)
• सर्वम्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• वेदविदः: knowers of the Veda
• वेदविदः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वेदं वेत्ति इति (वेद + विद्)

• विदुः: know; declare
• विदुः: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• मन्वादौ: at the beginning of a manvantara
• मन्वादौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; मनोः आदिः (at the beginning of a Manvantara)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• युगादौ: at the beginning of a yuga
• युगादौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), सप्तमी, एकवचन; युगस्य आदिः (at the beginning of an age)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• ग्रहणे: at an eclipse
• ग्रहणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• चन्द्रसूर्ययोः: of the moon and the sun
• चन्द्रसूर्ययोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a teaching dialogue context, traditionally to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches the doctrine of akṣaya-phala: acts of dharma performed at certain sacred times (kāla) or contexts yield inexhaustible merit, making timing a spiritual multiplier for sādhanā.

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

By implying that japa, pūjā, and remembrance of the Divine performed in akṣaya-kāla (like grahaṇa) become especially fruitful, it encourages intensified devotion and disciplined worship at potent times.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/timekeeping): it identifies grahaṇa (solar/lunar eclipse) and major cosmic junctions (yuga/manvantara beginnings) as ritually significant windows for dāna, snāna, japa, and other dharmic acts.