Shloka 96

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

समुद्रस्नानमाहात्म्यमिंद्रद्युम्नस्य चापि वै । पंचतीर्थफलं चैव महाज्यैष्ठ्यां तथैव च ॥ ९६ ॥

Transliteration

samudrasnānamāhātmyamiṃdradyumnasya cāpi vai | paṃcatīrthaphalaṃ caiva mahājyaiṣṭhyāṃ tathaiva ca || 96 ||

Translation

ಸಮುದ್ರಸ್ನಾನದ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ರಾಜ ಇಂದ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನನ ವೃತ್ತಾಂತ; ಪಂಚತೀರ್ಥಫಲ ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಾ-ಜ್ಯೈಷ್ಠಿಯ ಪುಣ್ಯಫಲವೂ ವಿವರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ।

Word by Word

• समुद्र-स्नान-माहात्म्यम्: the glory of bathing in the sea
• समुद्र-स्नान-माहात्म्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (समुद्रे स्नानस्य माहात्म्यम् / समुद्रस्नानस्य माहात्म्यम् = glory of sea-bathing)

• इन्द्रद्युम्नस्य: of Indradyumna
• इन्द्रद्युम्नस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• वै: indeed
• वै: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/खल्वर्थक-निपात (indeed, surely)

• पञ्च-तीर्थ-फलम्: the merit/result of the five sacred fords
• पञ्च-तीर्थ-फलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पञ्चतीर्थस्य फलम् = fruit/result of the five tīrthas)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• महाज्यैष्ठ्याम्: in/at Mahājyaiṣṭhī (a place/observance-name)
• महाज्यैष्ठ्याम्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाज्यैष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; स्थान/अधिकरण (in/at)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also)

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Mahā-Jyaiṣṭhī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Samudra (Ocean)
• Pañca-tīrtha
• Jyaiṣṭhī (Jyeṣṭha observance)

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a topic-marker (saṅgraha) announcing the upcoming mahatmya: the sanctifying power of ocean-bathing, the exemplary narrative of Indradyumna, the merits of pañca-tīrtha, and the benefits tied to the great Jyeṣṭha observance.

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

While it does not explicitly mention bhakti, it frames tīrtha, snāna, and vrata as supports for inner purity—traditional prerequisites for steady Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana’s pilgrimage-centered teachings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to calendrical and ritual practice: Jyeṣṭha-tied observances and tīrtha-snana procedures, aligning with Vedāṅga concerns such as Kalpa (ritual method) and Jyotiṣa (timing by lunar months/occasions).