Shloka 76

The Greatness of Gayā

Gayā-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

उपासिता भवेत्संध्या तेन द्वादशवार्षिकी । योनिद्वारं च तत्रैव विद्यते विधिनंदिनि ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

upāsitā bhavetsaṃdhyā tena dvādaśavārṣikī | yonidvāraṃ ca tatraiva vidyate vidhinaṃdini || 76 ||

Translation

おおヴィディナンディニーよ、この行によってサンディヤーの礼拝は十二年の修行に等しい功徳となり、またその地には「ヨーニの門」と名づけられた聖なる通路も存する。

Word by Word

• उपासिता: worshipped/observed
• उपासिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (संध्यायाः)

• भवेत्: would be/should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• संध्या: sandhyā (twilight worship)
• संध्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन

• द्वादशवार्षिकी: of twelve years’ duration
• द्वादशवार्षिकी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादशवार्षिकी (प्रातिपदिक: द्वादश + वार्षिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (संध्यायाः)

• योनिद्वारम्: the ‘gate of the womb’ (yonidvāra)
• योनिद्वारम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनिद्वार (प्रातिपदिक: योनि + द्वार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic/limiting particle)

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विधिनंदिनि: O delight of the rite/ordinance (address)
• विधिनंदिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधिनंदिनी (प्रातिपदिक: विधि + नंदिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing Vidhinandini as a vocative within the narration)

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 magnifies the fruit of Sandhyā-upāsanā by equating it to a long-term (twelve-year) discipline, and it links that merit to a specific tirtha-marker called “Yoni-dvāra,” emphasizing place-based sanctity (tīrtha-māhātmya).

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

By praising faithful daily worship (upāsanā) and its accelerated spiritual fruit, it encourages steady devotional discipline—where sincerity and right observance can yield results comparable to prolonged practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and timing are implied through Sandhyā (twilight rite), aligning with Kalpa (ritual practice) and Jyotiṣa (proper ritual times), even though the verse itself focuses on the declared fruit and the tirtha-location.