Shloka 2

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

नैरंतर्येण गंगाया माघे स्नाति च यो नरः । सशक्रलोके सुचिरं कालं तिष्ठेत्सगोत्रजः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

nairaṃtaryeṇa gaṃgāyā māghe snāti ca yo naraḥ | saśakraloke suciraṃ kālaṃ tiṣṭhetsagotrajaḥ || 2 ||

Translation

जो पुरुष माघ मास में निरंतर गंगा में स्नान करता है, वह अपने गोत्रजनों सहित इन्द्रलोक में बहुत दीर्घकाल तक निवास करता है।

Word by Word

• नैरन्तर्येण: continuously
• नैरन्तर्येण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरन्तर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण/रीतिवाचक (by continuity/regularly)

• गङ्गायाः: of the Gaṅgā
• गङ्गायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• माघे: in Māgha (month)
• माघे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मासवाचक (in the month of Māgha)

• स्नाति: bathes
• स्नाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• नरः: man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स-शक्र-लोके: in Indra’s world (Svarga)
• स-शक्र-लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (सह) + शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शक्रस्य लोकः); ‘स’ = सह (with/including)

• सुचिरम्: for a very long time
• सुचिरम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative: for a long time)

• कालम्: time (duration)
• कालम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालपरिमाणे (accusative of duration)

• तिष्ठेत्: would remain
• तिष्ठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स-गोत्र-जः: together with his lineage/kinsmen
• स-गोत्र-जः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गोत्रेण सह/गोत्रसम्बद्धः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-Mahatmya section; traditional narration style in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna (seasonal bathing observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Shakra (Indra)
• Magha (month)

FAQs

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

It praises the merit (puṇya) of uninterrupted Māgha bathing in the Gaṅgā, promising exalted post-mortem results—long residence in Indra’s heaven—extended even to one’s gotra-relatives.

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

Though framed as a tirtha-rite, it supports bhakti by directing the devotee to sustained sacred practice (niyama) centered on a revered manifestation of holiness (Gaṅgā), cultivating steadiness and reverence that typically accompany Vishnu-oriented devotional living in Purāṇic dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/ritual timing is implied: the observance is tied to the Māgha month (a calendrical rule used in dharma and vrata practice), emphasizing correct season/time (kāla) for ritual bathing.