Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

शुक्लपक्षे दिवा भूमौ गंगायामुत्तरायणे । धन्या देहं विमुंचंति हृदयस्थे जनार्दने ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

śuklapakṣe divā bhūmau gaṃgāyāmuttarāyaṇe | dhanyā dehaṃ vimuṃcaṃti hṛdayasthe janārdane || 94 ||

Translation

Blessed are those who relinquish the body upon the earth—by day, in the bright fortnight, on the banks of the Gaṅgā, during the sun’s northward course—while Janārdana (Viṣṇu) abides within their heart.

Word by Word

• शुक्ल-पक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-पक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'शुक्लः पक्षः'

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: by day)

• भूमौ: on the earth/ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गङ्गायाम्: in/at the Ganga
• गङ्गायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• उत्तरायणे: during the sun’s northward course (Uttarayana)
• उत्तरायणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• धन्याः: the blessed (people)
• धन्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (बहुवचन-प्रयोगे सामान्य), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गुणवाचक-शब्दः (used substantively: the blessed)

• देहम्: the body
• देहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विमुञ्चन्ति: give up/leave behind
• विमुञ्चन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• हृदय-स्थे: when (He is) abiding in the heart
• हृदय-स्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; क्त/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'हृदये स्थिते' (located in the heart)

• जनार्दने: in Janardana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya narrative, Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Janardana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links mokṣa-oriented death to three supports: sacred place (Gaṅgā-tīrtha), auspicious time (śukla-pakṣa, daytime, uttarāyaṇa), and inner devotion—Viṣṇu (Janārdana) remembered as dwelling in the heart.

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

Bhakti is emphasized through hṛdayastha-Janārdana: the decisive factor is the Lord held within the heart at life’s end; the external sanctity of Gaṅgā and auspicious timings reinforce, but do not replace, inner Viṣṇu-smṛti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/kalā-viveka (sacred time reckoning): śukla-pakṣa (lunar fortnight), divā (daytime), and uttarāyaṇa (solar course) are treated as spiritually potent timings in tīrtha and vrata-oriented practice.