Shloka 27

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

महाफलमवाप्नोति स्नापयित्वेह दिक्श्रुताम् । पञ्चामृतानां कलशैरष्टोत्तरशतोन्मितैः ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

mahāphalamavāpnoti snāpayitveha dikśrutām | pañcāmṛtānāṃ kalaśairaṣṭottaraśatonmitaiḥ || 27 ||

Translation

Here one attains great merit by bathing the revered Deity famed in all directions, using one hundred and eight pitchers filled with pañcāmṛta, the five sacred nectars.

Word by Word

• महाफलम्: great fruit (great merit/result)
• महाफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: कर्मधारय (महद् फलम्)

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्नापयित्वा: having bathed (someone)/having performed bathing
• स्नापयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative धातु: स्नापय (स्ना→स्नापय), क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• दिक्श्रुताम्: (the one) famed in all directions
• दिक्श्रुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् + श्रुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (दिक्-श्रुता = ‘दिशासु श्रुता/प्रसिद्धा’)

• पञ्चामृतानाम्: of the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• पञ्चामृतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; समास: द्विगु (पञ्च अमृतानि)

• कलशैः: with pots
• कलशैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अष्टोत्तरशतोन्मितैः: numbering one hundred and eight
• अष्टोत्तरशतोन्मितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + उत्तर + शत + उन्मित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of कलशैः); समास: तत्पुरुष (‘अष्टोत्तरशत-उन्मित’ = 108-measured/numbered)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya section in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pañcāmṛta

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that performing pañcāmṛta-abhiṣeka—especially with the complete count of 108 kalaśas—produces “mahāphala,” emphasizing that reverent ritual worship at a sacred setting yields powerful dharmic merit.

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

Bhakti is expressed through tangible service (sevā) to the deity: bathing the universally revered form with pañcāmṛta is a devotional act that combines faith, purity, and disciplined offering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision (kalpa-style practice) is highlighted: the specified substance (pañcāmṛta) and the prescribed count (108 kalaśas) reflect procedural exactness in pūjā/abhiṣeka performance.