Shloka 92

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

तत्र विष्णुपदे स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा च वामनम् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा विष्णुलोके महीयते ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

tatra viṣṇupade snātvā pūjayitvā ca vāmanam | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇuloke mahīyate || 92 ||

Translation

そこでヴィシュヌパダにて沐浴し、ヴァーマナを礼拝すれば、あらゆる罪より内心が清められた者はヴィシュヌの世界において尊ばれる。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• विष्णुपदे: at Viṣṇu’s footprint/place
• विष्णुपदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (विष्णोः पदे)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) (णिच्-प्रयोगः/causative not required here; standard absolutive from पूजयति); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• वामनम्: Vāmana
• वामनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: one whose self is purified of all sins
• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-विशुद्ध-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः (सर्वपापैः विशुद्धः आत्मा यस्य सः)

• विष्णुलोके: in Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (विष्णोः लोके)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honored/glorified)

Speaker

Narada (teaching the Sanatkumara brothers in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vishnupada
• Vamana

FAQs

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

It states that tīrtha-snānā (sacred bathing) at Viṣṇupada combined with Vāmana-pūjā purifies one from sin and culminates in honor in Viṣṇu’s realm (Viṣṇuloka), framing pilgrimage as a direct means to inner purification and liberation-oriented merit.

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

Bhakti is expressed through concrete acts—reverent bathing at Viṣṇu’s tīrtha and worship of His avatāra Vāmana—showing devotion as embodied practice that transforms the heart (viśuddhātmā) and aligns the devotee with Viṣṇu’s presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is emphasized: tīrtha-snānā and pūjā as prescribed karmakāṇḍa-style observances (kalpa/ācāra), focusing on correct sacred action rather than technical Vedāṅga topics like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa in this specific verse.