Shloka 2

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

सागराद्वायुकोणे तु भद्रदेहं सरः स्मृतम् । गवां क्षीरेण संजातं सर्वपातकनाशनम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

sāgarādvāyukoṇe tu bhadradehaṃ saraḥ smṛtam | gavāṃ kṣīreṇa saṃjātaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam || 2 ||

Translation

Au nord‑ouest de l’océan se trouve l’étang nommé Bhadradeha. On dit qu’il naquit du lait des vaches et qu’il anéantit tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• सागरात्: from Sagara (or: from the sea)
• सागरात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वायुकोणे: in the north-west corner
• वायुकोणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• भद्रदेहम्: Bhadradeha (name/‘auspicious-bodied’)
• भद्रदेहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (भद्रः देहः यस्य/भद्रः देहः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सरः-विशेषण/नाम

• सरः: a lake
• सरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/called
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘इति स्मृतम्’ = is said/known

• गवाम्: of cows
• गवाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• क्षीरेण: with milk
• क्षीरेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• संजातम्: produced/formed
• संजातम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सरः-विशेषण

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सरः-विशेषण

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Quiet reverence for a tīrtha, heightened by the wondrous origin-myth (born of cows’ milk) and its purifying power."}

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Sagara (the Ocean)
• Gau (cows)

FAQs

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

It identifies Bhadradeha as a powerful tīrtha whose very origin is sanctified (born of cows’ milk) and whose contact is praised as sarva-pātaka-nāśana—capable of removing accumulated sin.

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

In the Uttara-Bhāga, tīrthas are presented as supports for sādhana: visiting, remembering, and bathing in sacred places is framed as a purifying aid that prepares the devotee for steadier Vishnu-bhakti and dharmic living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Directional specification (vāyukoṇa—northwest) reflects practical sacred geography used in pilgrimage manuals and ritual planning, aligning tīrtha practice with traditional orientation and place-based rites.