Shloka 11

Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana

Devanagari script

शुक्तिकर्णाविक्षुपादौ शुद्धमुक्ताफलेक्षणौ । सितसूत्रशिरालौ च सितकंबलकंबलौ ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

śuktikarṇāvikṣupādau śuddhamuktāphalekṣaṇau | sitasūtraśirālau ca sitakaṃbalakaṃbalau || 11 ||

Translation

Telinga mereka laksana kulit kerang sankha, kaki seperti batang tebu, dan mata bagaikan mutiara yang murni. Di kepala tampak urat bak benang putih, dan mereka berselimut kain wol putih.

Word by Word

• śukti-karṇau: having oyster-shell-like ears
• śukti-karṇau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukti (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual); विशेषण

• ikṣu-pādau: having sugarcane-like feet
• ikṣu-pādau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ikṣu (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual); विशेषण

• śuddha-muktā-phala-īkṣaṇau: with eyes like pure pearls
• śuddha-muktā-phala-īkṣaṇau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + muktā (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual); विशेषण

• sita-sūtra-śirālau: having white-thread-like veins
• sita-sūtra-śirālau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक) + sūtra (प्रातिपदिक) + śirāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual); विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sita-kaṃbala-kaṃbalau: (with) white blankets/coverings
• sita-kaṃbala-kaṃbalau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṃbala (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṃbala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Dual); विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (narrative description within a tirtha-mahatmya passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It uses auspicious physical similes—conch, pearl, and whiteness—to symbolize inner purity, sattva, and the sanctifying influence associated with holy places and saintly company in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha narratives.

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

Though descriptive rather than doctrinal, it supports Bhakti indirectly by portraying the visible serenity and purity that tradition associates with a life oriented to sacred practice—pilgrimage, restraint, and remembrance of the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this shloka; it primarily employs poetic lakṣaṇā (imagery) to convey auspicious qualities rather than rules of ritual, grammar, or astrology.