Shloka 135

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

पुण्यदं मोक्षदं चैव किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

puṇyadaṃ mokṣadaṃ caiva kimanyacchrotumicchasi || 135 ||

Translation

Otorga mérito sagrado y concede también la liberación; ¿qué más deseas oír?

Word by Word

• पुण्यदम्: merit-giving
• पुण्यदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य-द (प्रातिपदिक; द = दा-धातोः कृतप्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (gives merit)

• मोक्षदम्: liberation-giving
• मोक्षदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष-द (प्रातिपदिक; द = दा-धातोः कृतप्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (gives liberation)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्यरूपेण (something else)

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृत्)
• Form: तुमन्त (infinitive), श्रवणार्थे (to hear)

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrator) quoting the instructing sage in the Tirtha-Mahatmya dialogue (commonly Narada-like instruction style in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

The verse summarizes the highest fruit of the described sacred act or tirtha: it yields both puṇya (dharma-merit) and mokṣa (liberation), implying nothing higher remains to be sought.

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

By presenting mokṣa as a direct result of the praised practice, it reflects the Purāṇic bhakti ethos: sincere sacred engagement (often centered on Hari/Vishnu and holy places) culminates not only in merit but in liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual detail) is taught in this single line; it functions as a phala-śruti style conclusion emphasizing results (puṇya and mokṣa).