Shloka 54

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

जायते च पुनर्भूमौ सप्तद्वीपपतिर्भवेत् । भेरीशंखादिनिर्घोषैर्गीतवादित्रनिःस्वनैः ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

jāyate ca punarbhūmau saptadvīpapatirbhavet | bherīśaṃkhādinirghoṣairgītavāditraniḥsvanaiḥ || 54 ||

Translation

Il renaît sur la terre et devient le souverain des sept continents, au milieu des grondements des tambours et des conques, et des résonances des chants et des instruments.

Word by Word

• जायते: is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जने)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• भूमौ: on earth
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सप्त-द्वीप-पतिः: lord of the seven continents/islands
• सप्त-द्वीप-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सप्तानां द्वीपानां पतिः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (सत्तायाम्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• भेरी-शङ्ख-आदि-निर्घोषैः: with the blares of drums, conches, etc.
• भेरी-शङ्ख-आदि-निर्घोषैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी (प्रातिपदिक) + शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भेरी-शङ्ख-आदीनां निर्घोषैः = ‘with the sounds of drums, conches, etc.’)

• गीत-वादित्र-निःस्वनैः: with the sounds of songs and musical instruments
• गीत-वादित्र-निःस्वनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गीतस्य वादित्रस्य च निःस्वनैः = ‘with the sounds of songs and instruments’)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; verse presented as a phala-śruti style result within Uttara-Bhaga narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It states a karmic fruit (phala) of accumulated merit: auspicious rebirth on earth with great honor and sovereignty, symbolized by royal music (conch, drums, instruments).

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

While not explicitly naming bhakti, it fits the Purāṇic pattern where devotion and sacred observances at tīrthas generate puṇya that manifests as auspicious worldly outcomes, encouraging faith-driven practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the verse functions as phala-śruti—an incentive framework used in dharma and ritual literature to motivate observance.