Shloka 8

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा माघे च मुच्यंते महापापादिपातकैः । सर्वलोकेषु तीर्थानि यानि ख्यातानि तानि च ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

snātvā māghe ca mucyaṃte mahāpāpādipātakaiḥ | sarvalokeṣu tīrthāni yāni khyātāni tāni ca || 8 ||

Translation

En se baignant durant le mois de Māgha, les êtres sont délivrés des grands péchés et des chutes les plus funestes. En vérité, on recueille alors le mérite entier de tous les tīrtha renommés à travers les mondes.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• माघे: in (the month of) Magha
• माघे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (मास-नाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• मुच्यन्ते: are freed
• मुच्यन्ते: कर्म (Karma/Object) (passive subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महापापादिपातकैः: by great sins and other sins
• महापापादिपातकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument) (cause/means in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापाप-आदि-पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); 'आदि' = समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ (etc.)

• सर्वलोकेषु: in all worlds
• सर्वलोकेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यानि: which
• यानि: विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (Relative link to तीर्थानि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• ख्यातानि: renowned
• ख्यातानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as adjective)

• तानि: those
• तानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (correlative to यानि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); संकेत (correlative pronoun)

• च: also/and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context within Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snānānuṣṭhāna (Māgha bathing observance; implicit)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It teaches that Māgha-snāna (holy bathing during Māgha) functions as a powerful purification (prāyaścitta), capable of removing even major sins and granting the consolidated merit of widely celebrated tīrthas.

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

While the verse speaks in ritual language (snāna and tīrtha), its intent supports bhakti-oriented purity: cleansing oneself to become fit for worship, japa, and remembrance—so the devotee’s life turns toward dharma and the Lord with fewer obstacles.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied through the timed observance—bathing specifically in Māgha—showing how sacred time (māsa) and prescribed acts are used as structured prāyaścitta within Purāṇic dharma.