Shloka 8

Devanagari script

लिंगानि पूजयित्वा च याति रुद्रसलोकताम् । अग्नितीर्थं तथान्यच्च सागरस्य तटे स्थितम् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

liṃgāni pūjayitvā ca yāti rudrasalokatām | agnitīrthaṃ tathānyacca sāgarasya taṭe sthitam || 8 ||

Translation

Habiendo venerado los (Śiva-)liṅgas, se alcanza el mundo de Rudra. Hay también otro tīrtha llamado Agni-tīrtha, situado en la orilla del océano.

Word by Word

• liṅgāni: liṅgas
• liṅgāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having worshipped'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या, धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• rudra-sa-lokatām: Rudra’s world/state (Rudraloka)
• rudra-sa-lokatām: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of yāti)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + sa (सह/सम्-भाव, प्रातिपदिक) + lokatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष ('state of being in Rudra's world' / 'Rudra-world-ness')

• agni-tīrtham: Agni-tīrtha
• agni-tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष ('Agni-tīrtha')

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• anyat: another
• anyat: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sāgarasya: of the ocean
• sāgarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• taṭe: on the bank/shore
• taṭe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sthitam: situated/located
• sthitam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था, धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); agrees with agnitīrtham/anyat (tīrtham)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Devotional action (liṅga-pūjā) culminates in an exalted promised destination (Rudra-loka), then expands the pilgrimage map by introducing Agni-tīrtha by the sea."}

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Agni
• Sagara (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It states a clear tīrtha- and worship-phala: Śiva-liṅga pūjā grants attainment of Rudra’s loka, and it identifies Agni-tīrtha on the ocean-shore as a sanctified place for such merit-bearing practice.

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

Bhakti is expressed through concrete upāsanā—reverent worship of Śiva’s liṅga—where devotion, performed at a powerful tīrtha, is said to yield a higher divine destination (Rudra-loka).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: tīrtha selection, proper pūjā of the liṅga, and understanding phala (result) statements that guide dharmic observance during pilgrimage.