Shloka 91

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

कंबलाश्वतरौ नागौ विपुले यमुनातटे । तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

kaṃbalāśvatarau nāgau vipule yamunātaṭe | tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 91 ||

Translation

広きヤムナーの岸辺には、カンバラとアシュヴァタラという二柱のナーガがいる。そこで沐浴し、またその水を飲む者は、あらゆる罪より解き放たれる。

Word by Word

• kaṃbala-aśvatarau: Kaṃbala and Aśvatara
• kaṃbala-aśvatarau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃbala (प्रातिपदिक) + aśvatara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन); द्वन्द्व: two nāgas named Kaṃbala and Aśvatara

• nāgau: two nāgas (serpent beings)
• nāgau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• vipule: broad, extensive
• vipule: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी 7), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying taṭe

• yamunā-taṭe: on the bank of the Yamunā
• yamunā-taṭe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yamunā (प्रातिपदिक) + taṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी 7), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'bank of Yamunā'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (क्रिया; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त), 'having bathed'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• pītvā: having drunk
• pītvā: Kriya (क्रिया; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त), 'having drunk'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• sarva-pāpaiḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pāpaiḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी 5), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारय: 'all (kinds of) sins'

• pramucyate: is freed, is released
• pramucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु) with prefix pra-
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-mahatmya as taught in the Narada Purana tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Yamuna
• Kambala
• Ashvatara
• Naga

FAQs

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

It presents a specific Yamunā tirtha associated with the Nāgas Kambala and Aśvatara, declaring that snāna (ritual bathing) and pāna (drinking the sacred water) there function as papa-nāśana (sin-removal) and purification.

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

While not explicitly naming a deity, the verse supports bhakti-oriented pilgrimage practice: approaching a sanctified place with faith, performing tīrtha-snānā and reverently partaking of the water as an act of sacred observance aligned with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied rather than technical Vedanga instruction: it highlights tīrtha-vidhi (pilgrimage procedure)—snāna and pāna at a designated sacred spot—as a form of prayāścitta (expiatory purification) within Smārta-Paurāṇic dharma.