Shloka 8

The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification

Devanagari script

चतुर्भिरद्भुतैवक्त्रैश्चतुरो निगमान्मुदा । उद्गिरंतं जगन्नाथं दृष्ट्वा प्रीतोऽभवत्तदा ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

caturbhiradbhutaivaktraiścaturo nigamānmudā | udgiraṃtaṃ jagannāthaṃ dṛṣṭvā prīto'bhavattadā || 8 ||

Translation

そのとき、四つの不思議なる口をもって喜びつつ四ヴェーダを宣説される宇宙の主を見て、彼は大いなる歓喜に満たされた。

Word by Word

• चतुर्भिः: with four
• चतुर्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन; numeral adjective

• अद्भुतैः: wonderful
• अद्भुतैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वक्त्रैः: faces/mouths
• वक्त्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; numeral adjective

• निगमान्: Vedas/scriptures
• निगमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; भाववाचक

• उद्गिरन्तम्: uttering
• उद्गिरन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+गॄ (धातु) → उद्गिरन्त् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; present active participle

• जगन्नाथम्: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्+नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); having seen

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; past participial adjective

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Jagannatha (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It affirms Vishnu (Jagannatha) as the living source and revealer of Vedic knowledge—so devotion to Him is aligned with the very authority of the four Vedas.

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

Bhakti is shown as joyful reverence: the devotee’s heart becomes “prīta” (pleased) upon beholding the Lord’s divine majesty and His role as the giver of sacred revelation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Veda-prāmāṇya (Vedic authority) and śruti-centered learning; it indirectly supports Vedanga study (especially śikṣā and vyākaraṇa) as tools for correctly receiving and transmitting Vedic recitation.