Shloka 13

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

सूते पुत्रं महाशूरं सर्वलक्षण संयुतम् । ततो गच्छेद्वरारोहे विष्णोः स्थानमनुत्तमम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

sūte putraṃ mahāśūraṃ sarvalakṣaṇa saṃyutam | tato gacchedvarārohe viṣṇoḥ sthānamanuttamam || 13 ||

Translation

彼女は大勇の子を産み、あらゆる吉祥の相を具えさせた。ついで、ああ美しき腰の女よ、彼女は比類なきヴィシュヌの住処へと赴く。

Word by Word

• sūte: gives birth (to)
• sūte: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद

• putram: a son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• mahā-śūram: a great hero
• mahā-śūram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + śūra (प्रातिपदिक) (समस्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण ‘पुत्रम्’ प्रति

• sarva-lakṣaṇa-saṃyutam: endowed with all auspicious marks
• sarva-lakṣaṇa-saṃyutam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) (समस्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण ‘पुत्रम्’ प्रति; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वलक्षणैः संयुतः = endowed with all marks)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानवाचक अव्यय (then/from there)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• varārohe: O fair-hipped lady
• varārohe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; स्त्रीसम्बोधन (addressing a woman)

• viṣṇoḥ: of Vishnu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• sthānam: abode/place
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, supreme
• anuttamam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण ‘स्थानम्’ प्रति

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse presents a twofold fruit of dharmic merit—worldly fulfillment (a noble, heroic son with auspicious marks) and ultimate fulfillment (departure to Viṣṇu’s unsurpassed abode), emphasizing that righteous living culminates in mokṣa oriented to Viṣṇu.

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

By naming Viṣṇu’s supreme abode as the final destination, the verse frames life’s highest goal as Viṣṇu-centered liberation; in the Uttara-bhāga tirtha/vrata context, such results are typically linked with Viṣṇu-bhakti expressed through pilgrimage, vows, and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this line; practically, it reflects Kalpa-oriented dharma logic—right observance yields defined phala (merit and liberation).