Shloka 19

The Greatness of Haridvāra

Gaṅgādvāra-māhātmya

Devanagari script

तत्र यो विधिवत्स्नात्वा यं यं कामं विचिंतयेत् । तं तमाप्नोति विधिजे नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

tatra yo vidhivatsnātvā yaṃ yaṃ kāmaṃ viciṃtayet | taṃ tamāpnoti vidhije nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 19 ||

Translation

そこにおいて、定められた作法のままに沐浴し、心に望む願いを観想する者は—おお、梵天の子よ—その願いをそのまま成就する。ここに疑いも、さらに思案する必要もない。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb): 'according to rule'

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done); धातु: स्ना (स्नान)

• यम्: which
• यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (यम् यम् = 'whatever/whichever')

• यम्: whichever
• यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication)

• कामम्: desire
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विचिन्तयेत्: may contemplate/think of
• विचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (तम् तम् = 'that very')

• तम्: that very (same)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विधिजे: O one born of Brahmā (Vidhi)
• विधिजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधिज (प्रातिपदिक: विधि+ज)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) 'विधेः जः' = 'born of Brahmā/Ordinance'; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/सप्तमी? एकवचन; प्रयोगे सम्बोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• विचारणा: deliberation/inquiry
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (implied by 'vidhije')

FAQs

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

It presents a tīrtha’s assured efficacy: when one performs vidhivat snāna with focused saṅkalpa (intention), the stated fruit manifests, emphasizing faith, purity, and correct observance.

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

Though framed as tīrtha-mahātmya, it reinforces the bhakti principle of one-pointed remembrance/intent (vicintana) joined to sacred action; inner focus aligned with dharmic practice is treated as spiritually potent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (vidhi) and the importance of correct performance—an applied dimension connected to Kalpa (ritual science) and Dharma-śāstra style injunctions around snāna and saṅkalpa.