Shloka 46

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

भार्यार्थी लभते भार्यां सुतार्थी पुत्रमाप्नुयात् । अविमुक्तस्य माहात्म्यं मया ते परिकीर्तितम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

bhāryārthī labhate bhāryāṃ sutārthī putramāpnuyāt | avimuktasya māhātmyaṃ mayā te parikīrtitam || 46 ||

Translation

ಪತ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವನು ಪತ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವನು; ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವನು ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವನು. ಹೀಗೆ ಅವಿಮುಕ್ತ (ಕಾಶಿ)ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಕೀರ್ತಿಸಿದೆನು.

Word by Word

• bhāryā-arthī: one who seeks a wife
• bhāryā-arthī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भाऱ्यायाः अर्थी = wife-seeker)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• bhāryām: a wife
• bhāryām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• suta-arthī: one who seeks a son
• suta-arthī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुतस्य अर्थी = son-seeker)

• putram: a son
• putram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āpnuyāt: may obtain / would obtain
• āpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• avimuktasya: of Avimukta (Kashi)
• avimuktasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avimukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• māhātmyam: the greatness (glory)
• māhātmyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन (also possible षष्ठी; here dative ‘to you’)

• parikīrtitam: has been proclaimed/related
• parikīrtitam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate; passive participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√kīrt (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with worldly hopes (wife/son) and resolves into devotional assurance through the proclaimed greatness of Avimukta (Kāśī)."}

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta

FAQs

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

It concludes the Avimukta-kṣetra praise by stating its tangible “phala” (results): sincere seekers obtain their intended aims, underscoring the kṣetra’s power and the efficacy of faith and pilgrimage.

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

By presenting Avimukta’s grace as accessible to devotees with earnest intention, it reflects bhakti’s principle that heartfelt seeking and reverence for a sacred kṣetra bring divine support and fulfillment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This is primarily a phala-śruti typical of Purāṇic mahatmyas rather than a Vedāṅga lesson; it practically guides pilgrimage/kshetra-veneration as a dhārmic means for desired outcomes.