Shloka 95

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

उत्तरेण प्रतिष्टानाद्भागीरथ्याश्च पूर्वतः । हंसप्रतपनं नाम तीर्थं लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

uttareṇa pratiṣṭānādbhāgīrathyāśca pūrvataḥ | haṃsapratapanaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ lokeṣu viśrutam || 95 ||

Translation

Al norte de Pratiṣṭhāna y al este de la Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā) se halla un vado sagrado llamado Haṃsapratapana, célebre en todos los mundos.

Word by Word

• उत्तरेण: to the north of
• उत्तरेण: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्; दिशावाचक-उपपद (postposition: ‘to the north of’)

• प्रतिष्ठानात्: from Pratiṣṭhāna / than Pratiṣṭhāna
• प्रतिष्ठानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• भागीरथ्याः: of the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• भागीरथ्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

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

• पूर्वतः: to the east (of)
• पूर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘to the east/earlier’)

• हंसप्रतपनम्: (the place) Haṃsapratapana
• हंसप्रतपनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस-प्रतपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/नामधेय-समास (हंसानां प्रतपनम्/हंस-प्रतपन)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामधेयवाचक-अव्यय (particle: ‘named/called’)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकेषु: in the worlds/among people
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• विश्रुतम्: well-known
• विश्रुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘तीर्थम्’)

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya narration, traditionally to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• Pratiṣṭhāna
• Haṃsapratapana Tīrtha

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a tīrtha-identification marker: it locates and authorizes Haṃsapratapana as a world-renowned pilgrimage ford, reinforcing the Purāṇic idea that sacred geography supports dharma through tīrtha-yātrā.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by pointing devotees toward sanctified spaces associated with purification and remembrance of the divine—tīrtha-yātrā is presented in the Purāṇas as a practical aid to devotion and inner cleansing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects applied sacred geography and directionality (dig-nirdeśa)—a practical component of ritual culture used when planning tīrtha-yātrā and locating holy sites relative to rivers and renowned settlements.