Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

ऐरंडीसंगमं पुण्यं सुवर्णशिलतीर्थकम् । करंजं कामहं तीर्थं भांडीरो रोहिणीभवम् ॥ १२४ ॥

Transliteration

airaṃḍīsaṃgamaṃ puṇyaṃ suvarṇaśilatīrthakam | karaṃjaṃ kāmahaṃ tīrthaṃ bhāṃḍīro rohiṇībhavam || 124 ||

Translation

La confluence sacrée nommée Airandī est hautement méritoire ; de même le tīrtha de Suvarṇaśilā. De même encore Karañja, le sanctuaire appelé Kāmaha, et Bhāṇḍīra, associé à Rohiṇī.

Word by Word

• ऐरण्डीसङ्गमम्: the confluence at Airaṇḍī
• ऐरण्डीसङ्गमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरण्डी-सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ऐरण्ड्याः सङ्गमः)

• पुण्यम्: holy, meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ऐरण्डीसङ्गमम् इति)

• सुवर्णशिलतीर्थकम्: Suvarṇaśilā-tīrthaka (the ‘golden rock’ sacred ford)
• सुवर्णशिलतीर्थकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण-शिला-तीर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सुवर्णशिला-सम्बद्धं तीर्थकम्)

• करञ्जम्: Karañja (place/shrine name)
• करञ्जम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कामहम्: Kāmaha (destroyer of desire; shrine name)
• कामहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम-ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुष (कामं हन्ति इति कामहः; नाम)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/holy place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भाण्डीरः: Bhāṇḍīra (place name)
• भाण्डीरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्डीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• रोहिणीभवम्: Rohiṇībhava (origin/manifestation of Rohiṇī; place name)
• रोहिणीभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी-भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रोहिण्याः भवः/उत्पत्तिः; नाम)

Speaker

Narada (cataloguing sacred places as part of the Purāṇic anukramaṇikā-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Airandī (confluence)
• Suvarṇaśilā (tīrtha)
• Karañja (tīrtha)
• Kāmaha (tīrtha)
• Bhāṇḍīra (tīrtha)
• Rohiṇī

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a tīrtha-catalogue: it names specific pilgrimage sites and states their puṇya-producing (merit-giving) nature, encouraging tīrtha-yātrā as a recognized Purāṇic means of purification.

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

Bhakti is implied through tīrtha-sevā: visiting and honoring sacred places traditionally supports devotion by purifying the mind and orienting one toward remembrance of the divine associated with those sites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is ritual geography and tīrtha-prayoga (application): knowing named sacred locations and their recognized merit, which guides pilgrimage planning and related rites (snāna, dāna, and worship) even though no specific Vedāṅga technique is detailed in this verse.