Shloka 35

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

अत्रान्यत्कापिलं तीर्थं यत्र स्नातो नरः शुभे । कपिलाष्टायुतस्यापि दानतुल्यफलं लभेत् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

atrānyatkāpilaṃ tīrthaṃ yatra snāto naraḥ śubhe | kapilāṣṭāyutasyāpi dānatulyaphalaṃ labhet || 35 ||

Translation

ここに、ああ吉祥なる者よ、「カーピラ」と呼ばれる別のティールタがある。そこで沐浴する人は、黄褐色の牛八万頭を布施するのに等しい功徳を得る。

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक adverb: here)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तीर्थम् इति विशेषण (another)

• कापिलम्: Kapila-related / called Kāpila
• कापिलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कापिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तीर्थम् इति विशेषण

• तीर्थम्: sacred place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि (one who has bathed)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभा/शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; (सम्बोधन: O auspicious lady)

• कपिल: Kapila
• कपिल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) in numeral phrase, एकवचन (as name/‘Kapila’)

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द (numeral), (in compound with ayuta)

• अयुतस्य: of ten-thousand
• अयुतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (ten-thousand)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• दान: gift/charity
• दान: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• तुल्य: equal
• तुल्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद (equal to)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दानतुल्यं फलम् = fruit equal to giving)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Kāpila Tīrtha

FAQs

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

It declares the extraordinary potency of tīrtha-snāna: bathing at Kāpila Tīrtha is said to yield merit comparable to a vast act of charity, highlighting tīrthas as concentrated sources of dharmic purification.

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

While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it supports the bhakti-oriented Purāṇic framework where humble, faith-filled observances—like reverent bathing at a sacred place—become accessible means to accumulate puṇya and prepare the heart for devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-oriented ritual logic (dharma-prayoga): tīrtha-snāna is treated as a prescribed act with a stated phala, and the verse uses the Purāṇic metric of merit-comparison (snāna-phala equated to go-dāna).