Shloka 32

Devanagari script

आप्लुत्य श्रद्धया तत्र नरः सद्गतिमाप्नुयात् । ततो व्रजेत्सोमतीर्थँ यत्र सोमो वरानने ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

āplutya śraddhayā tatra naraḥ sadgatimāpnuyāt | tato vrajetsomatīrthaṃ yatra somo varānane || 32 ||

Translation

ដោយងូតទឹកនៅទីនោះដោយសទ្ធា មនុស្សនឹងទទួលបានគតិសុភមង្គល។ បន្ទាប់មក ឱ ស្ត្រីមុខស្រស់ស្អាត អ្នកនោះគួរទៅសូមាទីរថៈ ដែលព្រះសោម (ទេវតាព្រះច័ន្ទ) ស្ថិតនៅ។

Word by Word

आ-प्लुत्यhaving bathed (immersed)

श्रद्धयाwith faith

तत्रthere

नरःa man

सत्-गतिम्a good destiny/attainment

आ-प्नुयात्would attain

ततःthen/from there

व्रजेत्should go

सोम-तीर्थम्the Soma sacred ford

यत्रwhere

सोमःSoma

वराननेO fair-faced one

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya dialogue, traditionally as transmitted in Purāṇic recitation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Soma

FAQs

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

It teaches that tīrtha-snāna performed with śraddhā is spiritually transformative and leads to sadgati (a blessed destiny), and it directs the pilgrim onward in a prescribed pilgrimage sequence to Somatīrtha associated with Soma.

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

Bhakti is implied through śraddhā: the verse emphasizes inner faith as the essential ingredient that makes an outward act (bathing at a tīrtha) spiritually efficacious, aligning ritual action with devotional intent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented practice is implied: it highlights tīrtha-snāna as a ritual act whose result depends on correct intention (śraddhā) and proper observance in a pilgrimage sequence, a common Purāṇic application of ritual procedure.