Shloka 174

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १७४ ॥

Transliteration

sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi || 174 ||

Translation

これは安楽を与え、解脱（モークシャ）を授け、まさに精髄である——なお何を聞きたいのか。

Word by Word

• सुखदम्: giving happiness
• सुखदम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-द (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सुखं ददाति)

• मोक्षदम्: granting liberation
• मोक्षदम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष-द (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षं ददाति)

• सारम्: essence
• सारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पूर्वविशेषणैः विशेष्य

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; किम्-विशेषण

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘श्रवणार्थम्’

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in an instructive dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It declares the teaching just given as the “essence” that yields both worldly well-being (sukha) and the highest goal (moksha), implying that nothing superior needs to be sought beyond it.

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

By calling the instruction “sāra” and “mokṣada,” it supports the Purāṇic emphasis that sincere devotion and right hearing (śravaṇa) of dharma/mahatmya leads to inner joy and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa (attentive hearing) as a method of learning and internalizing dharma; no specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly referenced in this single verse.