Shloka 19

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नोति यावदाभूत संप्लवम् । चतुर्द्दश्यां शुचौ भद्रे योऽर्चयेत्प्रयतः शिवम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

svargalokamavāpnoti yāvadābhūta saṃplavam | caturddaśyāṃ śucau bhadre yo'rcayetprayataḥ śivam || 19 ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಭದ್ರೆ, ಶುದ್ಧನಾಗಿ ನಿಯಮದಿಂದ ಚತುರ್ದಶಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿವನನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುವವನು ಸ್ವರ್ಗಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಭೂತಸಂಪ್ಲವವಾದ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಳಯದವರೆಗೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

• स्वर्गलोकम्: the heaven-world
• स्वर्गलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ग + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्वर्गस्य लोकः’

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Kāla-avadhi (कालावधि/Time limit marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय—परिमाण/अवधिवाचक (until/as long as)

• आभूत: (till) the occurring
• आभूत: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-भू (धातु)
• Form: उपसर्गपूर्वक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adverbially) ‘आभूत’ = ‘having become/occurred’; here in compound sense with saṃplavam

• संप्लवम्: cataclysm/deluge
• संप्लवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘until’ as limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संप्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्रलय/महाप्लव’

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• शुचौ: on a pure (day)
• शुचौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘शुद्धे दिने/काले’ (on a pure/auspicious [day])

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady (bhadre)
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of subordinate clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रयतः: disciplined/pure
• प्रयतः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘संयतः’

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śiva-caturdaśī worship (general; month not specified here)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Auspicious address and emphasis on purity/discipline culminate in a vast, awe-tinged promise: residence in Svarga until cosmic dissolution."}

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Svarga
• Pralaya

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic principle that disciplined, pure worship of Śiva on an auspicious tithi (caturdaśī) yields a vast merit (puṇya) culminating in long residence in Svarga, lasting until pralaya.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as arcanā—focused worship done with inner restraint (prayataḥ) and outer purity (śuci). The verse teaches that sincere devotional observance, aligned with sacred time, produces powerful spiritual results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga time-reckoning through the tithi “caturdaśī,” showing how ritual efficacy in Purāṇic practice is linked to calendrical precision and purity observances.