Shloka 25

Sequential Description of Pilgrimage Fords and Their Merits

Tīrtha-Itinerary

Devanagari script

नैमिषं प्रार्थयानस्य पापस्यार्द्धं प्रणश्यति । प्रविष्टमानस्तु नरः सर्वपापात्प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

naimiṣaṃ prārthayānasya pāpasyārddhaṃ praṇaśyati | praviṣṭamānastu naraḥ sarvapāpātpramucyate

Translation

Para quien anhela y ruega alcanzar Naimiṣa, se destruye la mitad de su pecado; pero en el instante en que entra en él, queda liberado de todos los pecados.

Word by Word

• naimiṣam: Naimiṣa (sacred place/forest)
• naimiṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naimiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• prārthayānasya: of one who is praying/requesting
• prārthayānasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prārthayāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √arth/arthay ‘प्रार्थयति’ with pra- उपसर्ग)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Present active participle (śatṛ), Genitive (6th), Singular

• pāpasya: of sin
• pāpasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Genitive (6th), Singular

• arddham: half
• arddham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• praṇaśyati: perishes/is destroyed
• praṇaśyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु) with pra- उपसर्ग
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person, Singular

• praviṣṭamānaḥ: having entered
• praviṣṭamānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praviṣṭa-māna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √viś ‘प्रविशत्/प्रविष्ट’ with pra- उपसर्ग; + māna- participial base)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (as participial adjective) Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/विरोधार्थक-अन्वय (particle, adversative/emphatic)

• naraḥ: a man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• sarvapāpāt: from all sin
• sarvapāpāt: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-pāpa (प्रातिपदिक; sarva + pāpa)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; Neuter, Ablative (5th), Singular

• pramucyate: is released/freed
• pramucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु) with pra- उपसर्ग
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, Passive, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Svarga-khaṇḍa discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: pāpasyārddham = pāpasya + arddham; sarvapāpātpramucyate = sarvapāpāt + pramucyate; devamīśānam etc. not in this verse.

Characters & Entities

• Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about Naimiṣāraṇya as a tīrtha?

It presents Naimiṣāraṇya as exceptionally purifying: even the sincere intention and prayer to reach it destroys half of one’s sins, while actual entry grants release from all sins.

How does the verse frame intention versus action in pilgrimage?

It distinguishes two stages—aspiration (prayerful longing) and arrival (entering the sacred place)—and assigns increasing spiritual efficacy to each, with the culmination occurring upon entry.

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied here?

The verse implies that inner orientation matters (sincere longing already transforms), yet it also encourages follow-through: completing the pilgrimage is portrayed as spiritually decisive.