Shloka 18

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

सर्वशास्त्रार्थविज्ज्ञानी नीरोगश्च भवेद्भ्रुवम् । संक्रांत्यां पक्षयोरंते ग्रहणे चंद्रसूर्ययोः ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

sarvaśāstrārthavijjñānī nīrogaśca bhavedbhruvam | saṃkrāṃtyāṃ pakṣayoraṃte grahaṇe caṃdrasūryayoḥ || 18 ||

Translation

By performing the prescribed observance, one becomes a knower of the true purport of all śāstras and surely attains freedom from disease—especially when it is done at Saṅkrānti (solar ingress), at the end of either fortnight, and during lunar or solar eclipses.

Word by Word

• सर्व-शास्त्र-अर्थ-वित्-ज्ञानी: one who knows the meaning of all scriptures
• सर्व-शास्त्र-अर्थ-वित्-ज्ञानी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु) → वित् (कृदन्त) + ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निर्दिष्ट-विशेष्यसम्बन्धः); ‘वित्’ = विद्-धातोः क्तिन्/क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक

• नीरोगः: healthy, free from disease
• नीरोगः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीरोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ध्रुवम्: certainly, surely
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत्—अव्ययप्रयोगः (adverbial accusative/indeclinable usage)

• संक्रान्त्याम्: on the saṅkrānti (solar ingress)
• संक्रान्त्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पक्षयोः: of the two fortnights
• पक्षयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ग्रहणे: during an eclipse
• ग्रहणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चन्द्र-सूर्ययोः: of the moon and the sun
• चन्द्र-सूर्ययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमासः; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; (समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः—‘चन्द्रस्य सूर्यस्य च’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Surya

FAQs

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

It links sacred timing (saṅkrānti, fortnight-end, eclipses) with heightened spiritual fruit—gaining clear insight into śāstra (scriptural meaning) and purification that manifests as freedom from disease.

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

By emphasizing observance at potent cosmic junctions, it supports bhakti-oriented practice: disciplined worship, charity, japa, and tīrtha-related acts performed at such times are said to deepen inner clarity and devotion’s transformative results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) and muhūrta: identifying saṅkrānti, pakṣānta, and grahaṇa as technically significant time-markers for ritual efficacy and spiritual merit.