Shloka 3

The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठमासे तु वै सिद्धैः कृता यात्रा शुभानने । रुद्रावासस्य कुंडे तु स्नानपूजापरायणैः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhamāse tu vai siddhaiḥ kṛtā yātrā śubhānane | rudrāvāsasya kuṃḍe tu snānapūjāparāyaṇaiḥ || 3 ||

Translation

Ô visage de bon augure, au mois de Jyeṣṭha les Siddhas accomplis entreprirent vraiment le pèlerinage, voués au bain rituel et au culte dans le bassin sacré de Rudrāvāsa.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठ-मासे: in the month of Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठ-मासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ज्येष्ठस्य मासः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कृता: performed
• कृता: Kriya (क्रिया/भूतकर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यात्रा: pilgrimage
• यात्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुभ-आनने: O fair-faced one
• शुभ-आनने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (शुभं आननं यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्र-आवासस्य: of Rudra’s abode
• रुद्र-आवासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रुद्रस्य आवासः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कुण्डे: in the pond
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• स्नान-पूजा-परायणैः: by those wholly devoted to bathing and worship
• स्नान-पूजा-परायणैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्नाने पूजायां च परायणाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सिद्धैः)

Speaker

Narada (narrating to an addressed listener within the Tirtha-Mahatmya dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (tirtha-yātrā observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Rudrāvāsa
• Kuṇḍa

FAQs

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

It highlights a time-specific tirtha practice: in Jyeṣṭha, holy beings (Siddhas) exemplify the ideal pilgrimage—purifying bath (snāna) and reverential worship (pūjā) at Rudrāvāsa-kuṇḍa—showing that sacred time and sacred place together intensify merit.

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

Bhakti is implied through “snāna-pūjā-parāyaṇaiḥ”—the pilgrims are not casual visitors but fully dedicated to worship; devotion is expressed through disciplined sacred acts at a revered tīrtha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is foregrounded: the verse specifies the proper season (Jyeṣṭha-māsa) and the core observances (snāna and pūjā) at a tīrtha, reflecting applied dharma through correct timing and procedure.