Shloka 78

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

पृथ्व्यै शिवामृतायै च विरजायै नमोनमः । परावरगताद्यैयै तारायै ते नमोनमः ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

pṛthvyai śivāmṛtāyai ca virajāyai namonamaḥ | parāvaragatādyaiyai tārāyai te namonamaḥ || 78 ||

Translation

Salutations again and again to You as Pṛthvī, the Earth; as Śivāmṛta, the auspicious nectar of Śiva; and as Virajā, the stainless One. Salutations again and again to You as the primordial One who transcends both parā and aparā, and as Tārā.

Word by Word

• pṛthvyai: to Pṛthvī / Earth
• pṛthvyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• śiva-amṛtāyai: to the auspicious-nectar(-like) one
• śiva-amṛtāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: śivā ca amṛtā ca / śivam amṛtam iva (auspicious and nectar-like)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• virajāyai: to the spotless one
• virajāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation again
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• parāvara-gata-ādyaiyai: to the primordial one pervading high and low
• parāvara-gata-ādyaiyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + avara (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गम् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + ādyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa chain: parāvara (higher & lower) + gata (gone/entered) + ādyā (primordial); meaning: ‘primordial (one) who has pervaded/entered the higher and lower (realms)’

• tārāyai: to Tārā
• tārāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; proper name/epithet

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation again
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

Speaker

Suta (reciting a hymn/stuti within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthvī
• Śiva
• Virajā
• Tārā

FAQs

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

It offers a multi-form salutation to the Devī as the ground of existence (Earth), as purifying stainlessness (Virajā), and as the saving power (Tārā), teaching that the sacred is present in both worldly support and transcendent liberation.

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

By repeating “namo namaḥ” and praising the Divine in many aspects, it models bhakti as reverent remembrance (smaraṇa) and surrender to the one Reality appearing through diverse names and functions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects Chandas/Mantra practice through its litany-style invocation and the devotional use of epithets (nāma-bheda) for focused japa and ritual recitation, a common applied feature in Purāṇic worship.