Shloka 49

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

कश्यपात्तत्र सुभगे स्नानमाहुर्महोदयम् । शिलोच्चयं महातीर्थँ यत्र तप्त्वा तपः प्रजाः ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

kaśyapāttatra subhage snānamāhurmahodayam | śiloccayaṃ mahātīrthaṃ yatra taptvā tapaḥ prajāḥ || 49 ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಸುಭಗೇ, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕಶ್ಯಪ-ತೀರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನವು ಮಹೋನ್ನತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಋಷಿಗಳು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅದು ‘ಶಿಲೋಚ್ಚಯ’ ಎಂಬ ಮಹಾತೀರ್ಥ; ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಜಗಳು ತಪಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡಿ ಶುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದವು.

Word by Word

• कश्यपात्: from Kaśyapa
• कश्यपात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सुभगे: O auspicious one
• सुभगे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन-विशेषण (vocative epithet)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—of ‘आहुः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• आहुः: they say/call
• आहुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• महोदयम्: ‘Mahodaya’ (great auspiciousness)
• महोदयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; स्नानम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/उपपद-नाम (as epithet/name)

• शिलोच्चयम्: a heap/mound of stones
• शिलोच्चयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—understood ‘(आहुः)’/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिलायाः उच्चयः’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• महा-तीर्थम्: a great sacred ford
• महा-तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—apposition to शिलोच्चयम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘महत् तीर्थम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• तप्त्वा: having practiced (austerity)
• तप्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having performed austerity/heat’

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/Object—of ‘तप्त्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (collective)

• प्रजाः: creatures/offspring
• प्रजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—of implied result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (to the Sanatkumara tradition; Uttara-Bhaga tīrtha narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kashyapa
• Śiloccaya (Tīrtha)

FAQs

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

It elevates a specific tīrtha—Śiloccaya associated with Kaśyapa—by stating that bathing there grants “mahodayam,” a great auspicious spiritual rise, because it is sanctified by long-standing tapas performed at that spot.

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

While the verse focuses on tīrtha-māhātmya, it supports bhakti in practice: pilgrimage and sacred bathing are presented as dharmic acts that purify the devotee and prepare the heart for sustained devotion and remembrance of the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: tīrtha-snān as a prescribed dharmic observance, emphasizing correct performance of sacred bathing and pilgrimage as part of traditional religious discipline.