Shloka 141

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

निर्गच्छंति जगत्सर्वं वटमूले स दह्यते । हरिश्च भगवांस्तत्र प्रजापतिपुरस्कृतः ॥ १४१ ॥

Transliteration

nirgacchaṃti jagatsarvaṃ vaṭamūle sa dahyate | hariśca bhagavāṃstatra prajāpatipuraskṛtaḥ || 141 ||

Translation

全世界が退去し（収斂し）ゆくとき、その（宇宙の）姿はバニヤン樹の根元で焼き尽くされる。そこには、プラジャーパティに先導され侍されて、福徳なる主ハリがまします。

Word by Word

• निर्गच्छन्ति: go out/come forth
• निर्गच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present indicative, 3rd pl

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• सर्वम्: entire/all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with जगत्

• वटमूले: at the banyan root
• वटमूले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (वटस्य मूले); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; pronoun nominative sg

• दह्यते: is burned
• दह्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

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

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक); 'there'

• प्रजापतिपुरस्कृतः: preceded by Prajapati / with Prajapati in front
• प्रजापतिपुरस्कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरस् + कृ (धातु) → पुरस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (प्रजापतिः पुरतः कृतः/यस्य पुरतः प्रजापतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; past participle used adjectivally

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It links pralaya (cosmic withdrawal) imagery with the ever-present refuge of Hari, indicating that even when the world is dissolved, the Supreme Lord remains the sustaining reality beyond destruction.

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

By placing Hari at the center of dissolution and renewal, the verse encourages unwavering Vishnu-bhakti—devotion to the Lord who transcends changing cosmic states and is approached even by Prajāpati.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily reflects Purāṇic cosmology (pralaya doctrine) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; its practical takeaway is doctrinal clarity for ritual intent—worship is directed to Hari as the ultimate preserver beyond temporal cycles.