Shloka 40

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिमुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । पिंगलाख्यां नदीं प्राप्य स्नात्वा तत्र सुरादिकान् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinimukto brahmaloke mahīyate | piṃgalākhyāṃ nadīṃ prāpya snātvā tatra surādikān || 40 ||

Translation

Délivré de tous les péchés, on est honoré dans le monde de Brahmā. Ayant atteint la rivière nommée Piṅgalā et s’y étant baigné, on obtient l’état des devas et d’autres êtres éminents.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापविनिमुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिमुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-विनिमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; वि+नि+मुच् धातु-निष्पन्न कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘विनिमुक्त’ = ‘released’; समासः: सर्वपापेभ्यः विनिमुक्तः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः ब्रह्मणः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/आत्मनेपदी अर्थः ‘is honored/glorified’

• पिङ्गलाख्याम्: named ‘Piṅgalā’
• पिङ्गलाख्याम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिङ्गला-आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः पिङ्गला इति आख्या यस्याः सा (कर्मधारय)

• नदीम्: river
• नदीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘having reached’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) ‘having bathed’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सुरादिकान्: the gods and others
• सुरादिकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः सुराः आदयः येषां ते (आदि-समास/तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Piṅgalā (river)
• Suras (Devas)

FAQs

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

It states the tirtha-mahātmyā doctrine: bathing in the sacred Piṅgalā river removes all sins and grants exalted post-mortem status, culminating in honor in Brahmaloka.

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

Though it speaks through a tirtha practice (snāna), the implied bhakti framework is reverence for sacred places connected to dharma; such acts, done with faith, purify the devotee and elevate their spiritual destiny.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual practice) is implied: the prescribed act is tirtha-snana as a purificatory rite, emphasizing correct performance of dharmic observances for spiritual merit.