Shloka 21

Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy

Devanagari script

भक्त्या तु तन्मना भूत्वा पुराणं पुण्यमुक्तिदम् । मार्कंडेयह्रदे स्नानं सर्वकालं प्रशस्यते ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

bhaktyā tu tanmanā bhūtvā purāṇaṃ puṇyamuktidam | mārkaṃḍeyahrade snānaṃ sarvakālaṃ praśasyate || 21 ||

Translation

ಆದರೆ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅವನಲ್ಲೇ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಲೀನಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು—ಪುಣ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಮುಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಈ ಪುರಾಣವು—ಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಯ ಹ್ರದದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನವು ಸರ್ವಕಾಲವೂ ಪ್ರಶಂಸನೀಯವೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತದೆ॥೨೧॥

Word by Word

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• तत्-मना: one whose mind is fixed on that
• तत्-मना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्+मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: तस्मिन् मनः यस्य सः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्तृ)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having become’

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa (sacred text)
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुण्य-मुक्ति-दम्: granting merit and liberation
• पुण्य-मुक्ति-दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य+मुक्ति+द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/षष्ठीभाव: पुण्यं च मुक्तिं च ददाति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पुराणम्)

• मार्कण्डेयह्रदे: in the Mārkaṇḍeya lake
• मार्कण्डेयह्रदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय-ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वकालम्: at all times
• सर्वकालम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास: सर्वेषु कालेषु; अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (accusative of time used adverbially)

• प्रशस्यते: is praised
• प्रशस्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is praised/commended)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Markandeya

FAQs

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

It presents a tirtha-practice (bathing at Mārkaṇḍeya-hrada) as a timelessly recommended act, framed within devotion and single-pointed remembrance, yielding both merit (puṇya) and liberation-oriented benefit (mukti).

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

Bhakti is defined here as becoming tanmanā—mentally absorbed in the Divine—so that outward acts like tirtha-snāna become spiritually potent and aligned with mokṣa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (karma-kāṇḍa application) is implied via snāna-vidhi at a tirtha; while no specific Vedāṅga is named, the verse reflects dharma-śāstric orientation to tīrtha-kriyā and its prescribed fruits.