Shloka 92

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

अतः संक्षिप्य गदितं मया पुण्यं प्रभासजम् । न प्रभाससमं तीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु मोहिनि ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

ataḥ saṃkṣipya gaditaṃ mayā puṇyaṃ prabhāsajam | na prabhāsasamaṃ tīrthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu mohini || 92 ||

Translation

Por ello, oh hechicera, he expuesto en breve el mérito sagrado nacido de Prabhāsa. En los tres mundos no hay tīrtha igual a Prabhāsa.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (causal/conclusive adverb): ‘therefore/for this reason’

• संक्षिप्य: having summarized
• संक्षिप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; ‘having summarized’

• गदितम्: (it) has been said
• गदितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/भूतकर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्रभासजम्: arising from/connected with Prabhāsa
• प्रभासजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभास + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रभासस्य जः = arising from Prabhāsa)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• प्रभाससमम्: equal to Prabhāsa
• प्रभाससमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभास + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रभासेन समम् = equal to Prabhāsa)

• तीर्थम्: pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• मोहिनि: O enchanting one
• मोहिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prabhasa
• Mohini

FAQs

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

The verse concludes the teaching by asserting Prabhāsa as a supreme tīrtha whose associated puṇya is unrivaled across the three worlds, emphasizing the extraordinary spiritual efficacy of pilgrimage there.

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

By elevating Prabhāsa as the foremost tīrtha, the verse supports bhakti-oriented practice through tīrtha-yātrā—approaching the divine via sacred places, remembrance, and reverent observance connected with that kṣetra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (e.g., Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is Kalpa-aligned dharma in the form of tīrtha-sevā and pilgrimage discipline, presented as a potent means for accruing puṇya.