Shloka 50

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

कुंतीश्वरं समभ्यर्च्य मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः । गंगेश्वरं समभ्यर्च्य गंगायां मनुजः प्लुतः ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

kuṃtīśvaraṃ samabhyarcya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ | gaṃgeśvaraṃ samabhyarcya gaṃgāyāṃ manujaḥ plutaḥ || 50 ||

Translation

Wer Kuntīśvara in rechter Verehrung anbetet, wird von allen Sünden befreit. Wer Gaṅgeśvara verehrt und im Strom der Gaṅgā badet, wird gereinigt und von sündiger Befleckung erlöst.

Word by Word

• कुंतीश्वरम्: Kuntīśvara (Lord of Kuntī)
• कुंतीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुंती-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुंती + ईश्वरः)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अभि+अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वपातकैः: from all sins
• सर्वपातकैः: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पातकानि)

• गंगेश्वरम्: Gaṅgeśvara (Lord of the Gaṅgā)
• गंगेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गंगा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गंगा + ईश्वरः)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अभि+अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• गंगायाम्: in the Gaṅgā
• गंगायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गंगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मनुजः: a man
• मनुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्लुतः: having bathed/immersed
• प्लुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मनुजस्य)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kuntishvara
• Gangeshvara
• Ganga

FAQs

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

It teaches tirtha-mahatmya: sincere worship of the presiding deity (Kuntīśvara/Gaṅgeśvara) and sacred bathing in the Gaṅgā are presented as powerful means for cleansing sin and accruing religious merit.

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

Bhakti is shown in concrete form through samabhyarcana—reverent, proper worship of the deity at a sacred site—where inner faith is expressed through prayer, offerings, and humility, yielding purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented discipline) is implied: correct procedure of worship (arcana) and tirtha-snana (sacred bathing) as dharmic acts, though no specific Vyākaraṇa/Śikṣā/Jyotiṣa detail is explicitly stated in this verse.