Shloka 7

Description of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred Tīrthas

Kurukṣetra-yātrā-krama

Devanagari script

वनान्येतानि सप्तात्र तेषु तीर्थान्यनेकशः । सरस्वती नदी पुण्या तथा वैतरणी नदी ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

vanānyetāni saptātra teṣu tīrthānyanekaśaḥ | sarasvatī nadī puṇyā tathā vaitaraṇī nadī || 7 ||

Translation

នៅទីនេះមានព្រៃទាំងប្រាំពីរ; ក្នុងព្រៃទាំងនោះមានទីរត្ថ (តីរថៈ) ជាច្រើន។ ទន្លេសរស្វតី ជាទន្លេបរិសុទ្ធ ហើយទន្លេវៃតរណី ក៏បរិសុទ្ធដែរ។

Word by Word

• वनानि: forests
• वनानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Pronoun; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनानुगुण (numeral adjective: seven)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• तेषु: in them
• तेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Locative, Plural: 'in them')

• तीर्थानि: holy fords/pilgrimage spots
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural)

• अनेकशः: in many (places/ways), numerous
• अनेकशः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in many ways/many times)

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• नदी: river
• नदी: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• पुण्या: holy
• पुण्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (likewise)

• वैतरणी: Vaitaraṇī
• वैतरणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैतरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• नदी: river
• नदी: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A composed survey expands from ‘seven forests’ to the marvel of ‘many tīrthas’ and two especially holy rivers."}

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Vaitarani

FAQs

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

It frames the landscape as a sanctified tirtha-region: seven sacred forests containing many tīrthas, with Sarasvatī and Vaitaraṇī highlighted as especially merit-bestowing rivers for purification and dharmic pilgrimage.

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

By emphasizing holy rivers and tīrthas, it supports bhakti through sacred travel, bathing, and remembrance—acts traditionally performed with devotion, faith (śraddhā), and worship of the divine in consecrated places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It most directly relates to Kalpa (ritual procedure): tīrtha-yātrā and river-bathing (snāna) are regulated practices in dharma/ritual manuals, including timing and observances undertaken at specific sacred locations.