Shloka 46

The Greatness of Gayā

Gayā-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

मुक्तस्तु सर्वदादॄणां प्राप्स्यामि शुभलोकताम् । इत्येवमुक्त्वा वणिज प्रेतराजोऽनुगैः सह ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

muktastu sarvadādṝṇāṃ prāpsyāmi śubhalokatām | ityevamuktvā vaṇija pretarājo'nugaiḥ saha || 46 ||

Translation

«ឥឡូវនេះ ដោយបានរួចផុតពីបំណុលទាំងអស់ ខ្ញុំនឹងទៅដល់លោកដ៏មង្គល»។ និយាយដូច្នេះទៅកាន់ពាណិជ្ជករ ព្រះអធិរាជនៃព្រេត (យមរាជ) បានចាកចេញជាមួយអ្នកតាម។

Word by Word

• मुक्तः: freed / released
• मुक्तः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेष (contrast/emphasis)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ऋणानाम्: of debts
• ऋणानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्राप्स्यामि: I shall attain
• प्राप्स्यामि: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शुभलोकताम्: the state of a blessed world (good realm)
• शुभलोकताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + लोकता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे (शुभा लोकता/शुभस्य लोकस्य ता)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरण (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• वणिज: O merchant
• वणिज: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रेतराजः: the king of pretas
• प्रेतराजः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रेतानां राजा)

• अनुगैः: with attendants
• अनुगैः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Yama/Preta-rāja’s action within the Tīrtha-māhātmya story)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","secondary_rasa":"karuna (compassion)","emotional_journey":"From the burden of obligation and suffering to calm assurance of liberation and ascent to an auspicious realm; closure as Yama departs."}

Characters & Entities

• Yama (Preta-rāja)
• Vaṇij (merchant)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic idea of ṛṇa (debts/obligations) as karmic bindings; liberation from them is portrayed as a prerequisite for reaching śubha-loka—an auspicious post-mortem state.

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

While not explicitly naming bhakti, the verse supports the devotional worldview of purification: when one becomes free of binding obligations through dharmic conduct and sacred merit (often gained via tīrtha, vrata, and worship), the soul becomes fit for higher, auspicious realms.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily dharma-ethical rather than Vedāṅga-technical; it implicitly reflects smārta-dharma concepts of ṛṇa (social/ritual obligations) that underlie correct ritual life, but it does not directly teach Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or other Vedāṅgas.