Shloka 44

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

मणिकर्णिकया तुल्यं महापातकनाशनम् । कलशाख्यं ततस्तीर्थं कलशादुत्थितो मुनिः ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

maṇikarṇikayā tulyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | kalaśākhyaṃ tatastīrthaṃ kalaśādutthito muniḥ || 44 ||

Translation

次に、マニカルニカーに等しく大罪を滅する力をもつ「カラシャ」と名づくる聖なるティールタがある。その聖なる瓶（カラシャ）より、聖仙は起ち現れた。

Word by Word

• मणिकर्णिकया: with Maṇikarṇikā (as standard)
• मणिकर्णिकया: करण/तुलनासाधन (Instrument of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिकर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तुल्यम्: equal (to)
• तुल्यम्: विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘equal/similar’

• महा-पातक-नाशनम्: destroyer of great sins
• महा-पातक-नाशनम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पातकस्य नाशनम्; महत् पातक); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तीर्थम् इति विशेषण

• कलश-आख्यम्: named ‘Kalaśa’
• कलश-आख्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम-आख्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तीर्थम् इति विशेषण

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: देश/काल-अधिकरण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अपादान/क्रमे ‘from there/then’

• तीर्थम्: the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कलशात्: from the pot
• कलशात्: अपादान (Apadāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• उत्थितः: arisen/emerged
• उत्थितः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; धातु: स्था with उपसर्ग उत्

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrating in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Maṇikarṇikā
• Kalaśa-tīrtha
• Muni (sage)

FAQs

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

It elevates Kalaśa-tīrtha by declaring it equal to Maṇikarṇikā in destroying mahāpātakas, emphasizing the Purāṇic doctrine that tirtha-yātrā and tirtha-snāna function as powerful forms of purification (prāyaścitta) when approached with faith.

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

By praising the sanctity and salvific power of a tīrtha, the verse supports bhakti-oriented pilgrimage: reverence for sacred places and remembrance of their māhātmya become acts of devotion that orient the mind toward dharma and the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied rather than technical Vedāṅga instruction: the verse points to tīrtha-snāna and pilgrimage as prāyaścitta-style observances within smārta-paurāṇic dharma, where knowing the tīrtha’s name and māhātmya guides correct religious conduct.