Shloka 30

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

प्रभातायां रजन्यां तु तद्गतोऽनन्यमानसः । स स्नात्वा सागरे सम्यग्यथावद्विधिना ततः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu tadgato'nanyamānasaḥ | sa snātvā sāgare samyagyathāvadvidhinā tataḥ || 30 ||

Translation

At daybreak, while the night had not yet ended, he went there with an undistracted mind. Then he bathed properly in the ocean, exactly according to the prescribed rite.

Word by Word

• prabhātāyām: at dawn
• prabhātāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhātā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• rajanyām: in the night
• rajanyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• tad-gataḥ: gone there; having reached that (place)
• tad-gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam गत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘गत’

• ananya-mānasaḥ: with undistracted mind
• ananya-mānasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण—‘अन्ये न’ इति (undistracted)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• sāgare: in the ocean/sea
• sāgare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• yathāvat: according to rule
• yathāvat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘यथाविधि’

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method/rite
• vidhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb) ‘thereafter/from there’

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure within a tirtha-mahatmya narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sagara (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that pilgrimage merit depends not only on the place (tirtha) but on timing (dawn), inner focus (ananya-manas), and correctness of rite (yathavad-vidhi).

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

By insisting on an undistracted, single-pointed mind, it frames the act of bathing as devotional discipline—outer purification supported by inner remembrance and steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “vidhi” and “yathavat,” and the importance of auspicious timing at dawn aligns with Jyotisha-informed ritual scheduling.