Shloka 112

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

अथ पञ्चवटे स्नात्वा योगमूर्तिधरं शिवम् । समभ्यर्च्य विधानेन दैवतैः सहमोदते ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

atha pañcavaṭe snātvā yogamūrtidharaṃ śivam | samabhyarcya vidhānena daivataiḥ sahamodate || 112 ||

Translation

次に、パンチャヴァタ（Pañcavaṭa）で沐浴し、ヨーガの御姿を帯びるシヴァ（Śiva）を定められた作法により礼拝する。すると、礼拝者は神々とともに歓喜する。

Word by Word

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• पञ्चवटे: at Pañcavaṭa
• पञ्चवटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चवट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्चानां वटानां समाहारः/स्थाननाम)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• योग-मूर्ति-धरम्: the one who bears the form of Yoga
• योग-मूर्ति-धरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य मूर्तिं धरति इति)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अभि-√अर्च् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/क्त्वार्थक अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having duly worshipped’

• विधानेन: by the prescribed method
• विधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• दैवतैः: with the deities
• दैवतैः: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable ‘with’)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Tirtha-mahatmya section, traditionally conveyed in dialogue to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pañcavaṭa
• Daivatas (gods)

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-snān (sacred bathing) followed by vidhāna-pūjā (rule-based worship) transforms the pilgrim’s state into divine joy—symbolically “rejoicing with the gods,” i.e., sharing in sattvic, elevated consciousness granted by the holy place and proper worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through embodied devotion—going to a tīrtha, purifying oneself by snāna, and offering reverent arcana to Śiva in the yogic form. The verse emphasizes sincere, orderly worship (vidhāna) as bhakti in action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied by the word vidhānena—worship should follow prescribed rules of pūjā/arcana, including sequence, purity, and offerings, as taught in ritual manuals aligned with Vedic practice.