Shloka 157

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

अहीनांगो ह्यरोगश्च पंचेंद्रियसमन्वितः । यावंति लोमकूपानि तस्य गात्रे तु धीमतः ॥ १५७ ॥

Transliteration

ahīnāṃgo hyarogaśca paṃceṃdriyasamanvitaḥ | yāvaṃti lomakūpāni tasya gātre tu dhīmataḥ || 157 ||

Translation

Il devient entier de membres, exempt de maladie, pourvu des cinq sens ; et autant il y a de pores des poils sur le corps de ce sage, autant sont ses mérites et ses récompenses.

Word by Word

• ahīna-aṅgaḥ: with no defective limb
• ahīna-aṅgaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-hīna (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः: na hīnam aṅgam yasya / a-hīnam aṅgam (not-defective-limbed)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निश्चय/हेतौ-अव्यय)

• arogaḥ: healthy, disease-free
• arogaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aroga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• pañca-indriya-samanvitaḥ: endowed with the five senses
• pañca-indriya-samanvitaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त; √anv-i)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः: pañcabhir indriyaiḥ samanvitaḥ (instrumental-tatpurusha sense)

• yāvanti: as many as
• yāvanti: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; correlating adjective

• loma-kūpāni: hair-pores
• loma-kūpāni: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loman (प्रातिपदिक) + kūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समासः: lomasya kūpāḥ (hair-pores)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• gātre: in the body
• gātre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tu: and/but
• tu: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय)

• dhīmataḥ: of the intelligent one
• dhīmataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; used as qualifier of tasya

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Enumerates bodily perfection and health, culminating in hyperbolic, awe-producing abundance of merit proportional to bodily hair-pores."}

FAQs

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

It frames dharmic practice (especially in a tirtha/mahatmya setting) as producing both inner merit (puṇya) and outward well-being—wholeness of body, freedom from disease, and a vast, count-like magnitude of spiritual reward.

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

Though not naming a deity here, the verse uses the Purāṇic phala-śruti style: sincere, wise engagement in sacred practice yields transformative grace—often understood in Narada Purana as supporting steady bhakti through health, purity, and accumulated puṇya.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly reflects phala-śruti conventions rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it teaches the Purāṇic method of communicating ritual outcomes (phala) through vivid enumeration (lomakūpa-count) to emphasize the scale of merit.