Shloka 13

The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters

Kurukṣetra Māhātmya

Devanagari script

सरः संनिहितं तच्च ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पुरा । अथैषा ब्रह्मणो वेदी दिशमंतरतः स्थिता ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

saraḥ saṃnihitaṃ tacca brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ purā | athaiṣā brahmaṇo vedī diśamaṃtarataḥ sthitā || 13 ||

Translation

その聖なる湖はこの近くにあり、太古にブラフマーによって造られた。ここにはまた、方位の間なる中間の方に、ブラフマーのヴェーディー（祭壇）が据えられている。

Word by Word

• सरः: the lake/pond
• सरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• संनिहितम्: situated/placed nearby
• संनिहितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-नि-धा (धातु) → संनिहित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with सरः)

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (enclitic form in sandhi)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• निर्मितम्: created/made
• निर्मितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-मा (धातु) → निर्मित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with सरः/तत्)

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक/प्रस्तावक अव्यय (then/now)

• एषा: this (she/this one)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वेदी: altar/sacrificial ground
• वेदी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अन्तरतः: from within/inside
• अन्तरतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from/within’

• स्थिता: standing/located
• स्थिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with वेदी)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It sanctifies the location by identifying a nearby sacred lake as Brahmā’s ancient creation and by marking the presence of Brahmā’s vedī, establishing the spot as a ritually potent tīrtha.

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

By highlighting a Brahmā-established tīrtha, it supports bhakti through pilgrimage and reverent worship at consecrated sites—devotion expressed via darśana, bathing, and offerings in a holy geography.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual orientation and site-layout are implied: the mention of a vedī and its placement by direction (diśā) reflects kalpa/ritual procedure and traditional spatial rules used in Vedic rite and tīrtha practice.