Shloka 14

Kāmodākhyāna

Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place

Devanagari script

कामोदाख्यानि पद्मानि तानि तत्र भवंति च । पीतानि च सुगंधीनि महामोदप्रदानि च ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

kāmodākhyāni padmāni tāni tatra bhavaṃti ca | pītāni ca sugaṃdhīni mahāmodapradāni ca || 14 ||

Translation

Dort gibt es auch Lotosblumen, die „Kāmoda“ genannt werden; sie wachsen an jenem Ort—gelb an Farbe, wohlriechend und große Wonne spendend.

Word by Word

• कामोद-आख्यानि: called ‘Kāmoda’
• कामोद-आख्यानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामोद (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival) — ‘कāmōda-नामक’

• पद्मानि: lotuses
• पद्मानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• भवन्ति: arise/occur
• भवन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• पीतानि: yellow
• पीतानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘पीत’ = ‘yellow’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• सुगन्धीनि: fragrant
• सुगन्धीनि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + गन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• महामोद-प्रदानि: giving great delight
• महामोद-प्रदानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामोद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘महामोदं प्रददाति’ इति (giver of great joy)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात

Speaker

Narada (narration within a Tirtha-Mahatmya description)

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 portrays a sanctified tirtha-landscape where even natural features (fragrant, golden lotuses) are described as joy-giving, indicating the place’s auspicious, merit-producing (puṇya) atmosphere.

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

By celebrating the sacred setting itself, the verse supports bhakti through tirtha-sevā—reverent engagement with holy places that naturally uplift the mind toward worship and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions primarily as tirtha-mahātmya imagery describing auspicious signs of a holy site.